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15/03/2004
Minister opens £18 million Toome Bypass
NIO Minister, John Spellar today opened the eagerly awaited £18 million Toome bypass.
It is hoped that the new 'Toome Bridge' will cut motorists travelling times between Belfast and Londonderry via Toome by up to 20 minutes during rush hour traffic.
The 3.5 km dual carriageway will cater for approximately 22,000 vehicles per day (including a high percentage of heavy goods vehicles), which previously would have passed through the village.
A prominent feature of the new bypass is a 99 metre span bowstring arch bridge over the Lower River Bann, which will undoubtedly become a landmark structure. The bridge deck is sufficiently high to allow continued recreational boating on the river and to allow free passage for anglers and ramblers along the riverbanks.
Commenting on the bypass, Mr Spellar said: “The Toome Bypass is, by far, the most significant improvement to the road infrastructure in Northern Ireland since the completion of the Belfast Cross Harbour Bridge, (M3 bridge) in 1995.
“The A6 route is of significant strategic importance to Northern Ireland, connecting the two principal cities of Belfast and Londonderry. This bypass will substantially reduce journey times on the North Western Key Transport Corridor and provide a safer and more pleasant environment for those who live and work in Toome.”
Measures taken to limit environmental impact included the creation of grassland areas with wild flowers, low noise road surfacing and highway lighting with full cut-off lanterns to minimise light spillage on to adjacent areas.
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It is hoped that the new 'Toome Bridge' will cut motorists travelling times between Belfast and Londonderry via Toome by up to 20 minutes during rush hour traffic.
The 3.5 km dual carriageway will cater for approximately 22,000 vehicles per day (including a high percentage of heavy goods vehicles), which previously would have passed through the village.
A prominent feature of the new bypass is a 99 metre span bowstring arch bridge over the Lower River Bann, which will undoubtedly become a landmark structure. The bridge deck is sufficiently high to allow continued recreational boating on the river and to allow free passage for anglers and ramblers along the riverbanks.
Commenting on the bypass, Mr Spellar said: “The Toome Bypass is, by far, the most significant improvement to the road infrastructure in Northern Ireland since the completion of the Belfast Cross Harbour Bridge, (M3 bridge) in 1995.
“The A6 route is of significant strategic importance to Northern Ireland, connecting the two principal cities of Belfast and Londonderry. This bypass will substantially reduce journey times on the North Western Key Transport Corridor and provide a safer and more pleasant environment for those who live and work in Toome.”
Measures taken to limit environmental impact included the creation of grassland areas with wild flowers, low noise road surfacing and highway lighting with full cut-off lanterns to minimise light spillage on to adjacent areas.
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Start date announced for £13.6 million Toome Bypass
In his capacity as Regional Development Minister on Thursday, Gregory Campbell, announced an April 2002 start date for the £13.6 million Toome Bypass. The DUP member said that the contract for the design of the 3.5 kilometre Bypass had now gone out to tender and work on the scheme was expected to start next Spring.
14 April 2004
Security alert at new Toome bypass
A security alert has taken place at a new bypass in Co Antrim today. Army bomb experts were called in to deal with a suspicious object at the Toome Bridge bypass on Wednesday afternoon. Traffic was being diverted through Toome after the bypass was cordoned off this afternoon.
Security alert at new Toome bypass
A security alert has taken place at a new bypass in Co Antrim today. Army bomb experts were called in to deal with a suspicious object at the Toome Bridge bypass on Wednesday afternoon. Traffic was being diverted through Toome after the bypass was cordoned off this afternoon.
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Appeal For Information On Fatal Collision On Toome Bypass
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Appeal For Information On Fatal Collision On Toome Bypass
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following a fatal collision on the Toome Bypass in County Antrim on Sunday night, 10 April. A woman, aged in her 40s, is reported to have died in a crash on the road shortly after 11pm. A man, aged in his 50s, is understood to have been arrested in connection with the collision.
08 January 2003
Work at Toome Bypass unearths ancient artefacts
It has been revealed that a series of important archaeological finds have been made as work continues in the construction of the Toome Bypass. The Roads Service has reported that a wealth of important artefacts have been unearthed providing important evidence that the site had been in use as a settlement for thousands of years.
Work at Toome Bypass unearths ancient artefacts
It has been revealed that a series of important archaeological finds have been made as work continues in the construction of the Toome Bypass. The Roads Service has reported that a wealth of important artefacts have been unearthed providing important evidence that the site had been in use as a settlement for thousands of years.
04 August 2005
Five officers hurt in hit-and-run incident
Five police officers have been injured during a hit-and-run incident in west Belfast on Thursday. One sustained ankle injuries and a suspected broken thumb when he was hit by the car at Glen Road near the Monagh bypass early this morning. Four other officers sustained minor injuries in the incident.
Five officers hurt in hit-and-run incident
Five police officers have been injured during a hit-and-run incident in west Belfast on Thursday. One sustained ankle injuries and a suspected broken thumb when he was hit by the car at Glen Road near the Monagh bypass early this morning. Four other officers sustained minor injuries in the incident.
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