Ruling blocking A5 road project quashed on appeal

The Court of Appeal in Belfast has overturned a High Court ruling which had blocked the delayed £1.7 billion A5 road upgrade.

The High Court ruled in 2025 that the project could not proceed in its current form, following a legal challenge by a group of landowners opposed to the scheme.

According to the North’s Department for Infrastructure, 57 people have died on the road since 2006.

The latest ruling means the North’s biggest road project can now proceed.

A commitment of €600m toward the project remains in place for the project from the Irish Government.

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