Citation, commencement and interpretationN.I.

1.  This Order may be cited as The Trunk Road T3 [Western Transport Corridor – Sion Mills (North) to Ballygawley (West)] Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 and shall come into operation on 13th November 2024.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 1 in operation at 13.11.2024, see art. 1

2.  In this Order “Map 1” to “Map 29”, inclusive means the sequence of drawings numbered from 796036-WS-OD53-01 to 796036-WS-OD53-29 inclusive, marked The Trunk Road T3 [Western Transport Corridor – Sion Mills (North) to Ballygawley (West)] Order (Northern Ireland) 2024, copies of which have been deposited at the following offices of the Department: Western Division, County Hall, Drumragh Avenue, Omagh; Fermanagh & Omagh (East) Section Office, 32 Deverney Road, Arvalee, Omagh; Mid Ulster (South) Section Office, Moygashel Depot, Main Street, Moygashel; Derry City & Strabane Section Office, 18 Urney Road, Strabane; Derry City & Strabane Section Office, 1 Crescent Road, Londonderry; Lands Headquarters, James House, Cromac Avenue, Belfast; and at the offices of – Mid Ulster District Council, Circular Road, Dungannon; Derry City & Strabane District Council, 47 Derry Road, Strabane; Derry City & Strabane District Council, 98 Strand Road, Londonderry; Fermanagh & Omagh District Council, Strule House, 16 High Street, Omagh; and at the offices of Monaghan County Council, Planning Office, 1 Dublin Street, Monaghan Town, County Monaghan H18 X982 and Donegal County Council, Planning Office, County House, Lifford, County Donegal F93 Y622.

Commencement Information

I2Art. 2 in operation at 13.11.2024, see art. 1

Directions as to trunk roadsN.I.

3.  The Department directs that the following roads shall become trunk roads—

(a)the road proposed to be constructed on the route described in Part I of the Schedule shall become trunk road and be part of the Belfast-Ballygawley-Londonderry-Land Frontier Trunk Road T3;

(b)the road proposed to be constructed on the route described in Part II of the Schedule shall become trunk road and be part of the Cookstown-Omagh-Enniskillen-Aghalane-Land Frontier Trunk Road T10; and

(c)the road proposed to be constructed on the route described in Part III of the Schedule shall become trunk road and be part of the Aughnacloy-Ballygawley-Enniskillen-Belcoo-Land Frontier T6.

Commencement Information

I3Art. 3 in operation at 13.11.2024, see art. 1

Stopping-up of roadsN.I.

4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following roads shall be stopped-up—

(a)the junctions described in Part IV of the Schedule shall be stopped-up to road traffic at the points specified in that Part; and

(b)the roads described in Part V of the Schedule shall be stopped-up to road traffic at the points specified in that Part.

(2) The Department shall carry out such works as it considers necessary for the provision of alternative facilities for road traffic before the roads described in Parts IV and V of the Schedule are stopped-up.

(3) The Department may carry out such works as it considers necessary to prevent or restrict to such extent as the Department thinks fit, access to the junctions and roads described in Parts IV and V of the Schedule by road traffic.

Commencement Information

I4Art. 4 in operation at 13.11.2024, see art. 1

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 10th October 2024

(L.S.)

Davy Millar

A senior officer of the Department for Infrastructure