Randalstown to Castledawson Dualling Scheme
Welcome to the Randalstown to Castledawson dualling scheme website. The road improvement, located on the North Western Corridor which links Belfast to Londonderry, will provide a dual carriageway from the M22 Motorway at Randalstown (238kb) 
via the Toome Bypass (247kb) and Castledawson Bypass (286kb) to the Castledawson Roundabout. This improvement is part of a programme of Strategic Road Improvements being implemented by Northern Ireland Roads Service to remove bottlenecks on the key road network where lack of capacity is causing serious congestion, and to improve the environment by providing bypasses to some towns.
Direction Order and Environmental Statement: Notice to Proceed
Direction Order and Environmental Statement: Notice to Proceed were confirmed in March 2011 for each part of the scheme; Vesting Orders will be confirmed at a later time.
Alternative Annaghmore Road Bellshill Road junction at Castledawson
Following the November 2007 Public Inquiry into the A6 Toome to Castledawson proposals, the Inspector recommended that Roads Service consider alternative designs for connecting Annagmore Road and Bellshill Road to the proposed dual carriageway. Click here to view a summary of alternative junction options which were examined (2302kb) .
A Planning Application supported by an Environmental Statement was submitted to Planning NI in December 2010, seeking planning permission to construct the alternative junction. A Notice of Intention to Make a Vesting Order (NIMVO) was published in January 2011, to compulsorily acquire the land required to construct a junction to connect Annaghmore Road and Bellshill Road at Castledawson to the proposed A6 Toome to Castledawson Dual Carriageway. Click here to view the Planning Application, Environmental Statement and NIMVO.
A Public Inquiry into the NIMVO due to take place in September 2011 was postponed until after the publication of the Magherafelt Area Plan (MAP). Following the December 2011 publication of the MAP, Roads Service has re-convened the Public Inquiry and has appointed Mr J. A. Robb as inspector and Mr W. O’Neill as assistant inspector to hold an inquiry into its proposal to make an order under Article 113 of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 and Schedule 6 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for the purpose of acquiring the land to construct a junction to connect Annaghmore Road and Bellshill Road at Castledawson to the proposed A6 Toome to Castledawson Dual Carriageway. The inquiry will be held in Christ Church Parish Hall, 10 Station Road, Castledawson commencing at 10.30 am on 13 February 2012 and continuing to such other days as may be determined by the inspector appointed to conduct the proceedings.
A map showing the Department’s proposal may be inspected and further information relating to the proposal obtained during office hours, until the commencement of the inquiry, at the following Roads Service offices of the Department:
- Northern Division, County Hall, Castlerock Road Bt51 3HS;
- Northern Division, County hall, 182 Galgorm Road, Ballymena BT41 1QG;
- Headquarters, Room 213, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Belfast BT2 8GB;
the documents may also be inspected at the offices of:
- Magherafelt District Council, 50 Ballyronan Road, Magherafelt BT45 6EN; and
- Magherafelt Library, the Bridewell, 6 Church Street, Magherafelt BT456AN
All persons appearing to be affected and such other persons as the inspector in his discretion thinks fit to allow, may attend and be heard.
Page updated 2012-02-06
