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Controversial designs for the circa £130m Newry Southern Relief Road are being publicly launched in the city today 21 January.
Plans for the Southern Relief Road will be on display for six weeks at Newry Leisure Centre with the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) providing a staffed day at the centre today from 10am to 9pm
DfI has continually refused to change the design to allow tall ships to pass under the bridge into Albert Basin where the planned Newry City Park is to be built. Residents of the Flagstaff area are also angry at the plans to build the road through an area of outstanding natural beauty.
NMDDC chairperson, Pete Byrne said: “The Department for Infrastructure is holding an exhibition day at Newry Leisure Centre Tuesday 21 January in relation to progress on the Southern Relief Road.
“This will provide an opportunity for the local community to engage with departmental staff and the engineering consultants who can provide detail on work to date and the next steps in progressing the scheme.”
The bridge link of the Southern Relief Road will look to connect traffic from Warrenpoint harbour area to the A1 bypass for onward journeys to Belfast and Dublin.
The formal consultation will then take place for a period of six weeks (21 January to 4 March 2025 ) at various locations in Newry as well as DfI headquarters in Belfast and Craigavon.
Members of the public can make representations at the venues, or by email, letter and telephone to DfI.
DfI Minister, John O’Dowd added: “I am committed to the delivery of the Newry Southern Relief Road Scheme.
“The scheme will help to relieve traffic congestion within Newry City centre, reduce journey travel times for strategic traffic, improve road safety and enhance the city centre environment. The scheme will also provide significant opportunities for the enhancement and reshaping of Newry City centre to promote sustainable travel choices.
“To help keep the local community informed about progress with the scheme, my department is holding a staffed Orders Exhibition Day at Newry Leisure Centre, Cecil Street, Newry, on Tuesday 21 January. This will provide an opportunity to engage with departmental staff and the engineering consultants who can provide detail on work to date and the next steps in progressing the scheme.”
If you can't attend todays event you can make representations in the following ways
- Email: southern.sri@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
- Address: Major Projects Team South, DfI, Marlborough House, Central Way, Craigavon, BT64 1AD
- Telephone: (028) 3832 0409/articles/newry-southern-relief-road-overview
