The Trunk Road T3 [Western Transport Corridor – Sion Mills (North) to Ballygawley (West)] Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
In accordance with Article 14(1) of the 1993 Order, the Department considers it expedient for the purpose of improving the trunk system that the road proposed to be constructed on the route described in Part I of the Schedule and the lengths of proposed new roads described in Parts II and III of the Schedule should be designated as trunk roads.
In accordance with Article 68(4) of the 1993 Order, the following Order provides for the carrying out by the Department of such works as it considers necessary for the provision of alternative facilities for road traffic before—
the junctions described in Part IV of the Schedule are stopped-up to road traffic; and
the roads described in Part V of the Schedule are stopped-up to road traffic.
In accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 8 to the 1993 Order, all notices, drafts, maps and plans relevant to the making of the following Order have been published, served, given and displayed.
992 written representations were received in relation to the consultation period in 2016, 269 written representations were received in relation to the consultation period in 2019 and 1,247 written representations were received in relation to the consultation period in 2022. The Department considered a total of 2,508 representations.
The Department having caused local inquiries to be held into the representations that were made and having considered the reports of the inquiries, now proposes to make an Order with modifications.