Hooray. The A5 can now be built. Twice in a fortnight a High Court ruling has been overturned by the Lady Chief Justice. Let’s hope this one has better luck
Brian Walker on October 6, 2026, 5:29 pm | Readers 11
At last, even an inflated cost of nearly £ 2 billion, a new dualled A5 can be built. Although the delay was represented as a Sinn Fein failure, better now to look at as a victory for all, particlarly in the west and a big project for a Shared Island contribution. Let’s get motoring – well, sometime within the next five years
Former BBC journalist and manager in Belfast, Manchester and London, Editor Spolight; Political Editor BBC NI; Current Affairs Commissioning editor BBC Radio 4; Editor Political and Parliamentary Programmes, BBC Westminster; former London Editor Belfast Telegraph. Hon Senior Research Fellow, The Constitution Unit, Univ Coll. London
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