A planning application has been submitted for a new housing development in L'Derry.

The new development will be located in the Clooney Road area and could have implications for the upgrade of a new traffic management system at the Caw Roundabout, according to the SDLP.

Waterside Councillor Martin Reilly has been in regular contact with the developers of the new housing development and Transport NI. He also launched an online petition last year which called for a much-needed upgrade of the Caw Roundabout following safety concerns.

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Cllr Reilly welcomed the planning application and said it allows planning for future developments along this key strategic route for the city and wider North West.

He said: "For many years I have been highlighting the problems posed by the current roundabout and with future potential developments such as these new houses, the relocation of Foyle College, government jobs being located in Ballykelly and the long-awaited dualling of the A6 between Derry and Dungiven, I sincerely hope that a comprehensive traffic management system can be introduced to deal with all these pressures.

"Indeed, while the access concerns at the Caw Roundabout obviously affect people in the immediate area on a daily basis, this strategic roundabout is also used by motorists across the city and wider North West – and many have registered with me and Transport NI their safety concerns at the current arrangements."

(CD/JP)