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14/04/2004
Security alert at new Toome bypass
A security alert has taken place at a new bypass in Co Antrim today.
Army bomb experts were called in to deal with a suspicious object at the Toome Bridge bypass on Wednesday afternoon.
Traffic was being diverted through Toome after the bypass was cordoned off this afternoon.
The £18 million Toome bypass was opened by NIO Minister, John Spellar last month.
It is hoped that the new 'Toome Bridge' will cut motorists travelling times between Belfast and Londonderry via Toome by up to 20 minutes during rush hour traffic.
The 3.5 km dual carriageway caters for around 22,000 vehicles per day (including a high percentage of heavy goods vehicles), which previously would have passed through the village.
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Army bomb experts were called in to deal with a suspicious object at the Toome Bridge bypass on Wednesday afternoon.
Traffic was being diverted through Toome after the bypass was cordoned off this afternoon.
The £18 million Toome bypass was opened by NIO Minister, John Spellar last month.
It is hoped that the new 'Toome Bridge' will cut motorists travelling times between Belfast and Londonderry via Toome by up to 20 minutes during rush hour traffic.
The 3.5 km dual carriageway caters for around 22,000 vehicles per day (including a high percentage of heavy goods vehicles), which previously would have passed through the village.
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Mostly cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain reaching parts of Antrim and Down later this evening, The showers will extend westwards overnight, clearing from most places by morning. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
