Transport Minister Danny Kennedy has commended staff and contractors for the successful completion of road schemes in 2013/2014 which accounted for £6.7m investment in the roads infrastructure in the Dungannon and South Tyrone area.

The Minister said: "My Department has invested over £135million in structural maintenance, improving many miles of road infrastructure across Northern Ireland in the last financial year.

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"Despite ever increasing demands on budgets, DRD invested over £6.7million in delivering a comprehensive range of road schemes and maintenance work in the Dungannon area.

"DRD is using its available resources highly effectively and continues to deliver quality public services in Dungannon and across Northern Ireland."

Referring to the A5 Western Transport Corridor Mr Kennedy said: "Following on from the successful legal challenge resulting, in April 2013, with the quashing of the statutory Orders necessary for the scheme to proceed, four reports have been developed to assess any impacts on all designated environmentally sensitive sites (nine in total) in the vicinity of the scheme. Mitigation measures are proposed where it is appropriate."

(CD/JP)