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Originally Posted by robdrysdale
I agree with National Rail projects being secondary to National Road projects. However, where priority is needed is in Cork & Greater Dublin Area Rail & Luas projects. The Western Rail Corridor was pondered to instead.
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Great point Rob. Roads will always have to be top of the list. What the Government are feeding us is that once the inter urban road programme is finished then they will let loose on the purse strings for metro, luas, navan, interconnector et al. Thats a good plan when your economy is growing at double digit rates or "high" single figures, but not so good when growth is diminishing and figures are being revised downwards. Alternatively you could subscribe to the suggestion that once economic growth becomes stagnant then our Government will unleash huge infrastructural projects, such as those mentioned above, in order to stimulate growth. Unfortunetly there aren't enough projects for that to make a difference. Building vast road networks during bad times is good, but building a few rail projects during bad times is not so good.
We need roads and we need rail. But despite T21 I am not convinced that the Government are committed to rail transport/public transport expenditure at a meaningful level. The delay in a transport authority for Dublin should sound loud alarm bells for everyone. Its been discussed and recommended by various reports since 1980!!!!!
THEY DON'T CARE.