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Dublin Plans EUR 20 Billion Transport Plan

EUR 20 billion plan for new rail and road links
Liam Reid
5 May 2005
Irish Times

The Government is finalising details of a €20 billion, 10-year transport plan that will include a metro to Dublin airport and an underground rail link between Heuston Station and the Dublin Docklands.

The plan, which is expected to be brought to Cabinet next month, will include a new "western corridor" linking Cork by dual carriageway to Sligo via Limerick and Galway.

Detailed planning on both rail projects is expected to get under way almost immediately, once a decision is made by Cabinet, although both are not expected to go into construction phase at the same time.

Officials from the Department of Transport and the Department of Finance are currently discussing the final details of the plan, including the total costs, budget of the plan, and the phasing of the major construction projects.

There is general agreement on the broad outline of the plan within the Cabinet subcommittee on transport, which includes the Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen, the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, the Tánaiste, Mary Harney, and the Minister for Finance, Brian Cowen.

The committee has held a number of discussions on the plan since March, when Mr Cullen presented it to the committee. It is expected to have further discussions before the final plan, is agreed.

Mr Cullen, who will bring the plan to Cabinet, is understood to favour a metro route that would extend from Dublin city centre to the airport and on to Swords.

The final decision on the route and extent of the metro will depend on the final budget for the project to be agreed with the Department of Finance over the coming weeks.

The Rail Procurement Agency has provided estimates ranging from €2 billion to nearly €5 billion for the project. The €1.2 billion "interconnector" is expected to be built by 2012 and would link a new station at Spencer Dock to Heuston station, with stations at St Stephen's Green and Christchurch. Spencer Dock will in turn link back to Connolly station.

Under the plans by Iarnród Éireann, double-decker trains would be able to use the line, travelling directly from Drogheda through to Kildare. It would also free up capacity on northern routes allowing for increased commuter services, with the extension of the Dart line to Maynooth.

Iarnród Éireann has claimed that unless the interconnector is built, commuter rail services in Dublin will be seriously overcrowded from 2012, with projected population increases of 300,000 in the region.

The cost of the whole plan is believed to be in the region of €20 billion, although this could be further increased, if parts of the plan are extended beyond 2015, as is currently being proposed by the Department of Transport.

The plan is to be divided in two sections, one for Dublin and another for the rest of the country.

The completion of all motorways and dual carriageways between Dublin and the main Irish cities, which has already been committed to, will also be included in the plan.

The main road project is the western corridor dual carriageway linking Cork to Limerick, Galway and Sligo.

Other projects expected to be included in the plan will be commuter rail links for the Cork area, a new commuter line for Dunboyne, Co Meath, upgrade programmes for local and inter-regional roads around the country, bus and "green corridors", and park and ride facilities on the outskirts of major cities.
 
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Works have progressed rapidly this month:


Broadstone Bridge deck 30 January 2016


Double track on Dominick St 30 January 2016


Dominick St Luas works 30 January 2016


Parnell St Luas works 30 January 2016


Monitoring equipment on Parnell Monument 30 January 2016


Luas works on Marlborough St 30 January 2016


Equipment on College St 30 January 2016


Luas works on College Green 30 January 2016


Luas works on St Stephens Green 30 January 2016
Looks tight for the second line.


5016 & 5018 St Stephens Green 30 January 2016

More here:
https://transportsceneireland.smugmug.com/RailSceneIreland/RSI-December-2015/
 
#257 ·
Has the idea of a BRT line to the airport been canned? I remember seeing things about it on the news when I was home last summer but haven't kept up with it. Hopefully it has been scrapped, how anyone could see that as a sufficient connection from the city centre to the airport is beyond me. Heavy rail metro and a DART spur are the only things that have ever really made sense IMO. DART spur would cause too much congestion on the line north of Connolly and widening that to 4 track would be a nightmare, so we need metro north. Hopefully they'll do something about it and it won't just be a tram line. Fingers crossed.
 
#258 ·
BRT is not gone yet, but is slowly vanishing.

Luas works have moved from the City Centre so as to allow for the St Patricks Day Parade last week and a number of events to commemorate the 1916 rising over the Easter weekend.

Luas cross city works O'Connell St 19 March 2016


Luas cross city works St Stephen's Green 19 March 2016


Luas cross city works St Stephen's Green 19 March 2016


5002 & 5005 St Stephen's Green 19 March 2016

More here:
https://transportsceneireland.smugmug.com/RailSceneIreland/RSI-March-2016/
 
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Luas cross city works at Phibsborough 9 April 2016


Luas bridge at Broadstone 9 April 2016


3024 Abbey St 21 April 2016


Luas cross city Hawkins St 21 April 2016


Luas cross city Grafton St 21 April 2016


Luas cross city on Dawson St 21 April 2016


Luas cross city St Stephens Green 21 April 2016


5004 St Stephens Green 21 April 2016
 
#266 ·
Works are increasing with significant amounts of track in situ.


Luas XC notices Busáras 4 May 2016


Luas XC notices Mayor Square 4 May 2016


O'Connell St Luas XC works 4 May 2016


St Stephens Green Luas XC crossover 4 May 2016


Luas works on St Stephens Green 4 May 2016
Specialist truck from Spain.


Dawson St Luas XC track works 4 April 2016


Dawson St Luas XC track works & trolley 4 April 2016


Nassau St Luas XC concrete pouring 4 April 2016

More here:
https://transportsceneireland.smugmug.com/RailSceneIreland/RSI-May-2016/
 
#271 ·
Looking at the post that launched this thread way back in 2005; I've marked those delivered :))) and those which never saw the light of day :)ohno:)

EUR 20 billion plan for new rail and road links
Liam Reid
5 May 2005
Irish Times


The Government is finalising details of a €20 billion, 10-year transport plan that will include


*an underground rail link between Heuston Station and the Dublin Docklands.:eek:hno:

* a new "western corridor" linking Cork by dual carriageway to Sligo via Limerick and Galway.:eek:hno:

* a metro route that would extend from Dublin city centre to the airport and on to Swords.:eek:hno:

* double-decker trains would be able to use the line, travelling directly from Drogheda through to Kildare. It would also free up capacity on northern routes allowing for increased commuter services, with the extension of the Dart line to Maynooth. :eek:hno:

*The completion of all motorways and dual carriageways between Dublin and the main Irish cities, which has already been committed to, will also be included in the plan. :)

*a new commuter line for Dunboyne, Co Meath :)

*upgrade programmes for local and inter-regional roads around the country :eek:hno:

* and park and ride facilities on the outskirts of major cities. :eek:hno:
Not much record of success, notably in public transport. :eek:hno:
 
#273 ·
Some more. The line has shut from Jervis Street eastwards to the Point and Connolly until the end of July.


Crossing under preparation O'Connell St 21 May 2016


Luas XC Crossing under preparation O'Connell St 21 May 2016


3024 The Point 21 May 2016


Luas XC works on St Stephen's Green 21 May 2016


5001 St Stephen's Green 21 May 2016

More here:
https://transportsceneireland.smugmug.com/RailSceneIreland/RSI-May-2016/
 
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