The N14 road is a

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in the

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. The entirety of the route is located in the northwest of

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, in

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, connecting

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(approx. 10 kilometres outside

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in the centre of the county) to

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in the east. Here it connects to the N15 near the border with

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and along the A38 to

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Route

The route commences at the

Roundabout just outside

, where the N13 continues north-east towards

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. The N14 continues south-east past the

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of Drumoghill, crosses the R236, continuing through the

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of Drumbeg and Rossgeir, crossing the

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, a ''

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'' or small river also known as the Burn Deele, at Mulrine's Bridge on the north-western outskirts of

. At Rossgeir, the N14 joins the R265 (connecting St Johnston) and entering into Lifford from the north. The N15 comes to an end at the western side of a junction with the N14 in the town centre. The latter route, having entered the junction from the south, turns east to end at Lifford Bridge, between Lifford and Strabane (the

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continues into Strabane). Previously, the section of road between the Polestar Roundabout (also known as the Port Roundabout) and the Dry Arch Roundabout (which is now classified as the N56) was a part of the N14. Before this, the N56 stretched out to

Stranorlar Stranorlar () is a town, townland and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in the River Finn (County Donegal), Finn Valley of County Donegal, in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Stranorlar and Ballybofey (located on the other side of the River F ...

from Letterkenny.

Upgrades

At present, the section between where the N14 begins and where it ends in

, has not been upgraded. However, a cross-border project has been in the planning since at least 2006, with of

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planned between the N13/N14 junction and

. This includes work across the border in

, providing an upgraded route onto the current A5. The route is to commence at the N13/N14 junction near

, just south-east of

, and proceed southeast, bypassing Lifford to the south and crossing the N15. It will proceed across the River Finn (and international border), to meet the ''Strabane Bypass'' portion of the A5. The Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the route was expected to be published in 2006. Following this, oral hearings were expected to be organised by

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(the

's planning board) in 2007 as part of the CPO/EIS procedures. It was expected that the design and tender/procurement process would continue into 2008, with construction beginning later that year and ending in 2010. As of 2008, on the

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website "road scheme activity" section, the N14 is stated to be still at "Preliminary Design" stage.

References

Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2006
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N14/N13 JN (Manorcunningham) TO Strabane (Incl. A5 and N15 Link)
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Donegal County CouncilMajor Road Schemes in Planning
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{{Roads in Ireland 14 Roads in County Donegal

Route

Upgrades

See also

References