[article] Cullen Gives Go-ahead for Luas Extension
 

From www.rte.ie

14 August 2006 12:37

The Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen, has today signed an order giving the go-ahead for the start of work extending the Luas Green line from Sandyford to Cherrywood in Dublin.

The extension, which will be 7.5km long and is due to be completed by 2010, is being co-funded by the Exchequer and a group of private developers.

It is expected that the extension will increase the number of passengers on the Green Line from more than 10 million a year to more than 18 million.

Luas Line B2 - August 14th 2006


The Railway Procurement Agency today (August 14th) produced details of the route options for extending the Luas Green Line to link Cherrywood with the Bray area (Luas Line B2).

The first copy of the RPA Newsletter announcing details of the route options for the Green Line extension was presented to Transport Minister Martin Cullen T.D. by RPA Director of Corporate Services, Mr. Ger Hannon at Sandyford Luas Depot. This extension of the Luas Green Line could add up to 8.3km to the Green Line,depending on which route is chosen. It is expected that an additional 9 million passenger journeys will be made annually as a result of this new extension.

The Government’s "Transport 21" national transport plan includes the extension of the Luas Green Line-firstly to Cherrywood and then on to the Bray area. The RPA has identified a number of route options which will form the basis of extensive public consultation in the coming months.

It is expected that journey time from the new Green Line terminus in Cherrywood (Bride’s Glen) will be around 16 minutes.

More than 22 million passenger journeys were made on Luas in 2005 and the indications are that this number will be exceeded in 2006.

The existing Luas lines were developed under the National Development Plan with EU funding assistance.

For more information, contact Tom Manning on +353 (1) 6463492

See http://www.rpa.ie/luas/news/news_letters

O'Connell Street to St. Stephen's Green = 5mins
St. Stephen's Green to Sandyford = 22mins
Sandyford to Bride's Glen = 18mins
Bride's Glen to Fassaroe = 16mins

Total journey time = 61mins, not bad for a tram ride covering half the city eh?

Hmm 61 minutes in a tram won't be fun

DART to Tara Street 40 minutes

When will construction start?
Oh and what is happening with the historic house, was there not problems with a resident of that house not being able to move?

The house looks to be gone, there is still a threat of further legal action hanging over which can now be moved onto the next stage since the minister has signed

We of course can prove Cullen is stalling projects by taking months to sign the orders

Options now up,

http://www.platform11.org/forum/show...=9738#post9738

No surprises really. Note that the old route would require going under the motorway - a big no no on cost grounds.