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| £52m road for accident blackspot | £52m road for accident blackspot |
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| A £52m dual carriageway is to improve the safety of a road in North Antrim which has been the scene of several fatal road accidents. | A £52m dual carriageway is to improve the safety of a road in North Antrim which has been the scene of several fatal road accidents. |
| The upgrade of the A26 between Ballymena and Ballymoney will include the Frosses Road. | The upgrade of the A26 between Ballymena and Ballymoney will include the Frosses Road. |
| The road is famous for its overhanging pine trees but is also considered an accident blackspot. | The road is famous for its overhanging pine trees but is also considered an accident blackspot. |
| The Department of Regional Development said the trees will be kept by diverting the new road around them. | |
| Roads minister Conor Murphy said journey times will also be reduced. | |
| Five options were considered for the upgrade of the road, on which 18,000 vehicles travel each day. | Five options were considered for the upgrade of the road, on which 18,000 vehicles travel each day. |
| North Antrim MLA Ian Paisley Jr said it was good news for the constituency. | North Antrim MLA Ian Paisley Jr said it was good news for the constituency. |
| "There've been far too many lives lost on that road, and at last we're going to have a new dual carriageway which will allow for better road safety, better transport links, improvements to tourism and improvements to business." | "There've been far too many lives lost on that road, and at last we're going to have a new dual carriageway which will allow for better road safety, better transport links, improvements to tourism and improvements to business." |