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Mainline construction work on the A6 will conclude in the next few weeks.
Mainline construction work on the A6 scheme will conclude in the next few weeks, the Department for Infrastructure has confirmed.
Work to dual the A6 between Drumahoe and Dungiven, including a bypass of the north Derry town, first began in September 2018 and was scheduled to be completed in Spring last year.
However, the Department for Infrastructure have blamed the delay in the delivery of the scheme on the Covid-19 pandemic and 'ongoing global market volatility'.
The offline section between Dungiven and Claudy had been opened to traffic with one lane each way however it closed in August 2022 to allow final works to be completed.
A Road Safety Audit must be completed before the road can open fully.
This could take up to three months to complete and cannot commence until mainline construction work is finished.
However DfI have said the project team are 'working hard to minimise this period'.
A DfI spokesperson said: “The Covid pandemic had a major impact on delivery of the A6 scheme with various activities having been disrupted due to social distancing requirements, staff absences and difficulties with the supply chain. Current market volatility also had an impact on delivery timescales. Despite these exceptional challenges, the Department and our contractors have sought to maintain progress on this strategically important road scheme.
“Work is now well advanced and mainline construction work will conclude in the next few weeks.
“Once the mainline construction work has finished, a Road Safety Audit must be completed before the road can be fully opened. The current programme indicates that the road safety audit could take up to 3 months to conclude, but the entire project team is working hard to minimise this period. In the meantime, we will continue to review the Temporary Traffic Management arrangements with the contractor, who is on site and working at a number of locations along the route of the scheme,” added the spokesperson.
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