April 2007 exhibition
Two day exhibition of preliminary proposals held 18 and 19 April 2007 in the Ramada Da Vinci's Hotel, Culmore Road, Londonderry. Representatives from Roads Service and their consultants were present to answer questions and to provide assistance to visitors. Comment sheets, made available to the public as part of the community information event, gave the local community and businesses an opportunity to express their views on the proposals.
Exhibition documents
April 2008 exhibition
Three day exhibition of possible routes being examined held 1, 2 and 3 April 2007 in the Ramada Da Vinci's Hotel, Culmore Road, Londonderry. Representatives from Roads Service and their consultants were present to answer questions and to provide assistance to visitors. Comment sheets, made available to the public as part of the community information event, gave the local community and businesses an opportunity to express their views on the proposals.
Three possible routes were examined between Pennyburn roundabout and Springtown Road:
- red route: widening the existing road to provide two lanes of traffic in each direction
- blue route: a new 2 lane road off-line from Pennyburn Pass to Springtown Road carrying country bound traffic and the existing Buncrana Road from Springtown Road to Pennyburn Pass carrying city bound traffic
- purple route: new 4 lane road off-line from Pennyburn Pass to Springtown Road, with the existing Buncrana Road from Pennyburn Pass to Springtown Road becoming a local street providing access to houses and businesses
One possible route was examined between Springtown Road and Skeoge roundabout:
- continuation of red route: widening the existing road to provide two lanes of traffic in each direction
One possible route was examined between Skeoge roundabout and the border with the Republic of Ireland:
- navy route: upgrading the existing road to dual carriageway standard. Also includes a new roundabout at Elagh Business Park maintaining the connections north east to the business park and north west to the border and providing a new link south west to Coshquin Road
Exhibition documents
Public meeting
A public meeting was held on 3 April 2008 at 7.00 pm to allow the public to voice their views on the proposals. Read the report on Public Consultation meeting.
Announcement of preferred route, February 2009
Regional Development Minister, Conor Murphy announced the preferred route on 10 February 2009 . The Minister said “I am pleased to report that Roads Service has completed the important route assessment stage of the proposed improvements to Buncrana Road in Derry. I can confirm that the result of extensive consideration is that the improvements will be carried out on-line along the entire route between Pennyburn roundabout and the border.”
The preferred route is in two parts:
- the red route widens the existing road between Pennyburn roundabout and Skeoge roundabout to 4 lanes, providing 2 lanes of traffic in each direction
- the navy route widens the existing road between Skeoge roundabout and the border with the Republic of Ireland to dual carriageway standard
The preferred route is the culmination of the Stage 1 and Stage 2 assessments as presented at the public consultation events held in April 2007 and April 2008 respectively and has been assessed against the five Government objectives for transport: environment, safety, economy, accessibility and integration.
Updated 14 August 2015