Federation comments on latest A5 development
Commenting after the Department for
Infrastructure announced it would seek to get approval for the A5
Western Transport Corridor road scheme, using the provisions of the
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act
2018, during 2019, Construction Employers Federation Managing Director
John Armstrong said...
“Given the most recent legal developments
with respect to the A5 in November, it is very welcome that the
Department have moved so speedily to recommence work on the scheme with
the intent of it being approved, and construction commencing, during
2019.
“As this decision is, ultimately, tied to the passing of the Northern
Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act and its
associated guidance, it is now critical that all Government Departments
follow the lead of the Department for Infrastructure by seeking to
utilise the powers of the new legislation to bring forward a range of
capital works, both public and private sector, which are currently
unable to progress for a variety of reasons.
“It is also critical that we see consistency in application of the
Act and its associated guidance by all Government Departments as it
must, in the continued absence of Ministers, be the means by which
greater certainty can be applied to all levels of public sector
construction works”.