TUV Councillor Roy Gillespie and Party Secretary Joel Johnston today met with residents from Cullybackey to discuss plans for a through road before a public meeting with DRD Minister Danny Kennedy. The TUV delegation listened to the concerns of the local residents regarding the volume of traffic that passes through the main street. Residents are campaigning for the Minister to provide the 4 million pounds necessary to build a through-road that would alleviate much of pressure caused by the 13,000 vehicles that currently pass through Cullybackey every day. The residents were assured of support from the TUV for their campaign and will meet party leader Jim Allister next month.

During the meeting with Minister Kennedy Cllr Gillespie argued that Cullybackey main street was unsafe for people walking along the footpath as lorries had to mount the pavement on occasions to pass through the village. He also reminded the meeting that the residents of Cullybackey had been promised a through road in 1984 and that the situation had become significantly worse since then.

Cllr Gillespie described the meeting as most encouraging and thanked the Minister for visiting Cullybackey to speak with residents and to view the road, he explained that the Minister had promised to review the situation and would endeavour to inform local residents of his decision as soon as possible. He congratulated the residents group on their foresight and hard work in ensuring that the through-road was once again raised to the government’s attention.