domingo, 29 de agosto de 2010

SERIOUS DOUBTS OVER FUNDING OF NEW A5 WESTERN CORRIDOR ROAD- ELLIOTT

Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has expressed his continuing serious concerns over the funding of the new A5 road between Aughnacloy and Londonderry after Irish Transport Minister, Noel Dempsey TD announced this week that he has informed the National Roads Authority to re-prioritise 123 projects in the Irish Republic as funding must be reduced to £654m a year from 2011.

Tom said: “I expressed my concerns as far back as November 2009 over the funding of this road and Minister Conor Murphy MP stated that the Irish Government has agreed to stump up some £320m of the overall cost of £800m and the rest coming from Northern Ireland Executive future budgets. I wish now to establish from the Irish Transport Minister, Noel Dempsey TD if he is still committed to devote half of his entire budget on a Northern Ireland road at the expense of their own roads and also establish from Conor Murphy if we have the necessary funds to continue with this scheme. Projects, ranging from motorways to town by-passes are being examined and an admission by Irish Government that many major schemes could be delayed for decades.

The A5 undoubtedly needs huge improvements but the traffic levels simply do not justify a motorway and many have expressed their strong views over the impact this road will have on the countryside and many farmers will have their farms decimated when an upgrade would be sufficient. If Ministers on both sides of the border wish to prioritise future spending there needs to be a complete re-think on this route and indicate immediately if this scheme in its present form is to go ahead. The continuing uncertainty over finances and anxiety for land owners cannot continue.”
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‘Ghost roads’ being advanced with false data -  An Taisce
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MONAGHAN THREATENED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION


The Alternative A5 Alliance is an ‘umbrella’ for the growing number of individuals and groups who are opposed to the building of a new dual carriageway in Tyrone – the A5WTC.
The view of the Alliance is that, at a time of economic crises and serious environmental issues, the last thing Northern Ireland needs is another road.  Transport in this country is responsible for around 30% of CO2 emissions compared with 21% in GB. Building this new road will only increase those emission levels.
We call on the responsible members of the government who are involved in transport decisions to look again at the sustainable options available before committing the residents of this county to a future marred by the destruction of farms and homes, lives and livelihoods - caused by this unwise project. We ask them also to consider the vast destruction of our natural ‘carbon sink’ – the fields and trees of Tyrone – for the sake of a theoretical saving of 20minutes journey time.
This website investigates the many arguments against the A5WTC but it also points to a sustainable alternative which should be investigated -
The continued upgrading of the existing A5 and also the restoration of the rail link from Portadown. We call it the Tyrone Rail Road alternative.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, TO HAVE YOUR NAME ADDED TO THE PETITION PAGE,OR TO BECOME A FRIEND OF THE ALLIANCE EMAIL: alliance@alternativea5alliance.com
SPENDING ON LOCAL ROADS IS CUT BUT THE A5WTC GOES ON! 

Cllr Robert Mulligan's letter in the Ulster Herald points up the A5 monster road disaster! - http://www.nwipp-newspapers.com/UH/free/326335184556326.php
A word about the Tyrone Rail Road too - http://www.build.ie/construction_news.asp?newsid=111857
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