Metro West Consultation

[chris]

From the mailing list:

The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) is currently preparing a Railway Order application for Metro West, the proposed orbital line that will connect the towns of Tallaght, Clondalkin and Blanchardstown with Metro North.
As part of the development of the design of Metro West RPA now wish to design an interchange between Metro West and the Luas Red Line at Belgard. Two options are now proposed, one option involving a bridge over Embankment Road and the other involving an underpass beneath it.
Your opinion is important to us and we will hold a public consultation evening on Tuesday the 30th September in the Belgard Heights Community Hall from 6-9pm. RPA engineers and staff will be on hand to deal with questions.
We invite you to come along and have your say. Alternatively you can send your views by post, phone or email. RPA will accept submissions on the options up to Sunday the 19th October.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact RPA on 1800 676464 or at info@rpa.ie.
We value your input to this process and look forward to your response.
Railway Procurement Agency.

Why are they bothering any more? It's clear it won't be built (the only good thing to come from the recession).

[Colm Moore]

Originally Posted by chris

Why are they bothering any more?

Design fees.

It isn't dead yet and they need to maintain confidence.

[essoII]

Originally Posted by chris

From the mailing list:



Why are they bothering any more? It's clear it won't be built (the only good thing to come from the recession).

what's the problem with metro west?

[weehamster]

what's the problem with metro west?

Apart from the fact that it resembles much more with the Luas than with any other metro system in the world with its 30 odd level crossings and yet its promoted as a metro? So people think they are getting a metro

[sean]

that and, last time I saw, the proposed routes bypassed all shopping centres and other major points of interest on cost grounds, and had questionable links with mainline rail.
No harm in sending the whole thing back to the drawing board.

Apart from the fact that it resembles much more with the Luas than with any other metro system in the world with its 30 odd level crossings and yet its promoted as a metro? So people think they are getting a metro

Ah well, at least it's not like the WRC (67 LCs North of Tuam)