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| Ribbon cut on cross-border route | Ribbon cut on cross-border route |
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| A cross-border road designed to cut journey times between Belfast and Dublin is to be officially opened. | A cross-border road designed to cut journey times between Belfast and Dublin is to be officially opened. |
| The ribbon will be cut on nine miles of dual carriageway between Cloghogue, south of Newry, and Dundalk. | The ribbon will be cut on nine miles of dual carriageway between Cloghogue, south of Newry, and Dundalk. |
| The £86m scheme will be unveiled by Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern and NI Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy on Thursday. | The £86m scheme will be unveiled by Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern and NI Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy on Thursday. |
| The Dundalk to Newry scheme completes the first inter-urban route from Dublin to Northern Ireland. | The Dundalk to Newry scheme completes the first inter-urban route from Dublin to Northern Ireland. |
| Work to dual the remaining 12km of road is due to begin in the near future. | Work to dual the remaining 12km of road is due to begin in the near future. |
| Mr Murphy said: "This project on the strategic road which links the cities of Belfast and Dublin on the Eastern Seaboard of the island of Ireland makes a substantial contribution to the social and economic well-being of our communities in both the north and the south. | Mr Murphy said: "This project on the strategic road which links the cities of Belfast and Dublin on the Eastern Seaboard of the island of Ireland makes a substantial contribution to the social and economic well-being of our communities in both the north and the south. |
| "Work to complete the upgrading of this road to dual carriageway standard in the north, with the construction the final 12 km Beech Hill to Cloghogue scheme, is expected to commence shortly." | "Work to complete the upgrading of this road to dual carriageway standard in the north, with the construction the final 12 km Beech Hill to Cloghogue scheme, is expected to commence shortly." |
| The new bypass is opening on Thursday | |
| Mr Ahern said Ireland, as an island, needed to develop good road and communication links. | Mr Ahern said Ireland, as an island, needed to develop good road and communication links. |
| "This underpins our economic prosperity. This new addition to our motor links stands as a shining example of how an all-island approach can help everyone prosper," he said. | "This underpins our economic prosperity. This new addition to our motor links stands as a shining example of how an all-island approach can help everyone prosper," he said. |
| Peter Malone, chairman of the National Roads Authority, described the new road as a "super highway". | Peter Malone, chairman of the National Roads Authority, described the new road as a "super highway". |
| "The project, which was jointly managed, is a practical demonstration of the successful cross border partnership approach that is now a reality," he said. | "The project, which was jointly managed, is a practical demonstration of the successful cross border partnership approach that is now a reality," he said. |
| "The Dundalk to Newry scheme completes the state's first major inter-urban route from Dublin to the border." | "The Dundalk to Newry scheme completes the state's first major inter-urban route from Dublin to the border." |
| The Irish and British governments funded the project with part funding by the European Union from the Trans-European Transport Networks Budget. | The Irish and British governments funded the project with part funding by the European Union from the Trans-European Transport Networks Budget. |