The A5 improvement project is back in the spotlight after it emerged that £84 million has already been spent on the project, despite the fact that construction hasn’t even started yet.
Stormont figures show from 2007 until May of this year, £53.4m has been spent on consultant fees, and around £30m on contractors, ground investigations, service alterations, archaeology and land cost, together with other costs relating to public consultations.
West Tyrone MP Orfhlaith Begley says Minister Nicola Mallon must push to get the project started:
