Banbridge / Newry and Mourne Area Plan 2015
Strategic Plan Framework: Highways

The Regional Development Strategy (RDS) emphasised the importance of improving connections between regional gateways, cross-border links and the RSTN especially the Key and Link Transport corridors.

Significant Strategic Road Improvements (SRIs) comprising dual-carriageway and grade separated junctions are proposed on the A1 Belfast to Dublin road (a Key Transport Corridor) and a widened single carriageway is proposed on the A28 Newry to Armagh road (a Link Corridor) to provide a safe guaranteed overtaking opportunity. These schemes are proposed in the RSTNTP.

A Newry Southern Bypass is proposed as a long-term SRI to improve the link from the A1 to the A2 Warrenpoint road and consequently provide a better connection from Warrenpoint Port to the Eastern Seaboard KTC and provide Newry City Centre with further relief from through traffic.

A number of new non-strategic road schemes are proposed in Newry, Banbridge, Gilford and Kilkeel. These are identified in the Local Transport Studies contained in the Transport Technical Supplement and are, where appropriate, included in the SRTP. The SRTP also includes other road improvement schemes within the Plan Area.

Highway transportation schemes are, where appropriate, detailed in Volumes 2 and 3 of the Plan and shown on the relevant maps.