[P11 Press Release] Announcement of Metro North Route

[Mark Gleeson]

Announcement of Metro North Route

Date: 19th October 2006
From: Derek Wheeler, Communications and Media Office, Platform 11.
Contact : (086) 3452651
Issued by: Platform 11. The National Rail Users Organisation.

Platform 11 Ireland's National Rail Users Organisation welcomes today's announcement of the route of Metro north. After over 2 years of campaigning including a submission to the O'Reilly report and our own metro report, we are delighted that two key areas of the project have been addressed:

1) Integration of Metro north with the Maynooth rail line
2) Extension of Metro project to Swords.

These changes to the original proposal strengthen Metro north’s viability and improves the commuting options of many thousands of people, they are an example of how a public consultation process, which proceeded today’s announcement, can yield valuable input from concerned parties such as Platform 11. It important that the government continue to encourage engagement with the public in relation to Transport 21 projects.

Our only concern with today’s announcement is the government’s ability to fully commit to finishing the project on time. Our record on large infrastructural project continues to be poor.

ENDS

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