Over £21.5m is to be spent improving Derry's roads this year, the Transport Minister has said.

Meeting with the city council, Conor Murphy announced works to dual 6.75km of the A2 between Maydown to City of Derry Airport had commenced.

The contract was recently awarded to Lagan Construction Ltd. It is thought the scheme will take 18 months to complete.

Mr Murphy also welcomed the recent selection of the preferred routes for the A6 dualling, Derry to Dungiven and the Buncrana Road widening scheme.

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The Minister said this year's increased allocation for structural maintenance would allow a larger number of resurfacing schemes to proceed on local roads.

Road Service's Divisional Roads Manager, Jim Beattie, highlighted other projects which will be progressed this financial year.

He said these will include the first phase of the proposed carriageway improvements on the C516 Trench Road, in the vicinity of Killymallaght Road junction, involving widening approximately 500m of existing carriageway and improvements to the forward sight visibility and junction visibility splays.

Mr Beattie said right turn lanes are being provided on the A6 at Lismacarrol Road and The Belfry; and traffic calming measures are to be installed at Rossdowney Road, Eastway, Hawthorne Terrace and Knockwellan Park in the city.

(PR/JM)