Judge stops £2.1bn road upgrade over climate targets

24 Jun 2025 By Joshua Stein

Digital Edition: Judge stops £2.1bn road upgrade over climate targets

A judge has ruled that a £2.1bn upgrade to turn the A5 in Northern Ireland into a dual carriageway cannot go ahead as it does not meet the country’s climate change targets. Sitting at the High Court in Belfast, Mr Justice McAlinden found there was…

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