Drumahoe section of A6 on course to be completed by 2022, says Nichola Mallon

The Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has said she expects the Drumahoe to Dungiven section of the A6 to be completed in 2022 ‘largely as planned.’

She was asked by DUP MLA Gary Middleton about the key road project.

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Nichola Mallon at Parliament Buildings, Stormont.

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“The Department is currently progressing two separate projects, the Randalstown to Castledawson and Drumahoe to Dungiven dualling schemes, on the A6 route improving connectivity between Derry and Belfast.

“Funding for both these schemes is committed as the contracts have been awarded and the works are progressing well. While the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted construction work on both of the A6 sites, it is hoped that the Randalstown to Castledawson scheme will finish next year, with the Dungiven to Drumahoe scheme completing in 2022, largely as planned,” she stated.