The SDLP is calling for money to be invested in infrastructure improvements in West Tyrone.

The party has continued to lobby for new roads and infrastructure over the last number of years including the A5.

SDLP West Tyrone representative Daniel McCrossan said the announcement about the A5 "smacks of the same empty promises that have been made since 2007".

He said: "The flagship project package doesn't even contain a clear indication of where funding beyond this year will come from. It's public policy on a wing and a prayer.

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"The SDLP is committed to a serious regional economic strategy to redevelop the West. That includes infrastructure upgrades on the A5 and the A6 as well as skills expansion at our local universities and higher education institutions. We can only generate prosperity if we maintain a highly skilled workforce and increase accessibility to our towns and cities. That is a significant job of work and will be much more difficult than simply making empty promises. The SDLP is up for the challenge though and with the support of local people, we'll continue to press for change."

(CD/LM)