[article] Greens pour cold water on Dublin orbital motorway plan

[PaulM]

Originally Posted by breakingnews.ie

The Green Party has said it has 'serious reservations' over Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey's plan to prioritise the building of the Dublin outer orbital motorway.

The junior coalition partner claimed that building more motorways will lead to greater urban sprawl and will not solve the country's transport problems.

The Greens said priority should be given to new commuter rail projects and they said they will make this clear to their Fianna Fáil counterparts.

Nice to see a little sense at Government level.