Early day motion · EDM 465 · 26 Nov 2024
65 years of Sydenham Bypass
Tabled by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
2 signatures
The motion
That this House notes 65 years of the Sydenham Bypass in Northern Ireland, one of Northern Ireland's busiest roads; highlights that the dual carriageway opened in November 1959 and that despite only being three miles long, the road was built to near-motorway standard; underlines that to this day, these roads have the lowest death tolls due to eliminating the allowance of certain manoeuvres; further highlights that construction on the bypass was interrupted in 1939 when war broke out and that there was no money to finish the project until the late 1950s; and further notes the improvement of the Bypass in 1966 and that this road gets over 60,000 cars per day where they need to be.
Signatories (2)
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Jim Shannon
Primary sponsor
26 Nov 2024 -
Gavin Robinson
28 Nov 2024
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