Prioritisation of Major Roads Programme
On 14 August 2023 the Department published a prioritised list of major road schemes that will continue to be progressed. There are a number of reasons why the prioritisation of projects, currently in the pipeline, was necessary, including the challenging budgetary position and constrained resources (in terms of finance and staff) and, importantly, the Department’s commitments under the Climate Change (NI) Act 2022.
Transport policies and plans are currently being reviewed and updated to align with these commitments and this work will help define what major transport infrastructure projects should be included within any future major roads programme.
The publication of the prioritised list of major road schemes, that will continue to be progressed, explains that development work on the M1 slip roads at Blacks Road has not yet started. The schemes place on a future major works programme will be informed by the Department’s emerging transport plans and any decision by the Minister.
Details last updated: February 2024