sentences:  A refurbishment of the line was due to commence in April 2012, however the £75 million that it was to cost, was unavailable.This resulted in opposition from supporters of the section who feared that the line would be permanently closed down.In October 2011, after years of uncertainty, Regional Development minister Danny Kennedy relocated funding from the A5 dualling project to the railway upgrade project, allowing for a 3-phase upgrade, which commenced in July 2012.