The Department for Regional Development1 makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 14(1), 15(1), 16(1) and (2) and 68(1), (3) and (5) of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 19932 and now vested in it3:

The Department in accordance with Article 15(1) of that Order 1993 proposes to construct the road described in Part I of the Schedule and considers it expedient to designate it as a special road.

The Department in accordance with Article 14(1) of that Order considers it expedient for the purpose of improving the trunk system that the road described in Part I of the Schedule and the roads proposed to be constructed as described in Part II of the Schedule should be designated as trunk roads.

The Department in accordance with Article 68(4) of that Order proposes on completion of works providing alternative facilities for road traffic to—

(a)

abandon the lengths of road described in Part III of the Schedule; and

(b)

stop-up the roads described in Part IV of the Schedule to road traffic.

The Department has published, served and displayed a notice in compliance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 8 to that Order.

Thirty six letters of objection were received and the Department considered the objections.

The Department having caused a local inquiry to be held into the objections to the proposed Order which were made and not withdrawn and having considered the report of the person who held the inquiry, now proposes to make the Order without modification.