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A local councillor has called on the Department for Infrastructure to invite the former US President Bill Clinton to open the A6 next month.
A Sinn Féin councillor is calling on the Department for Infrastructure to invite former US President Bill Clinton to open the new Dungiven bypass and A6 dual carriageway next month.
Councillor Kathleen McGurk last night said the historic opportunity 'must be seized' by the department.
The former president and current US President Joe Biden are set to visit the North after being invited to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
Councillor McGurk (pictured below), who is also Deputy Mayor for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, has written to the department asking them to consider asking Mr Clinton to officially open the multi-million pound project.
It is understood the road, which was originally supposed to open in Spring last year, could be fully opened to traffic just days before Easter.
Speaking last night, Councillor McGurk said: "I have sent a request to the Department for Infrastructure following confirmation that the bypass is on track for opening in the next few weeks.
"The contractors and the department have been working extremely hard over the past couple of months to see the final stages of this project completed.
"It's likely that the opening of the new road will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, and given Bill Clinton's instrumental involvement in negotiating the Agreement, we thought it would be too good of an opportunity to miss.
"The opening of the new Dungiven bypass and A6 is a historical moment, due to historic under-investment of the North West - something that the signatories of the Good Friday Agreement hoped to change.”
Councillor McGurk continued: "I have also asked the Chief Executive for Causeway Coast and Glen's Council to assist in providing a wrap around reception for the event.
"I am hopeful that the Department and the Council will see the merit in having such a high profile guest open the road and the wonderful conclusion it would be to such a long awaited project."
The Department for Infrastructure has been contacted.
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