I think McGuinness is bang on the money here. If he was from a different political party, people would probably think he is right. The fact is the recent stimulus has made sure that rail based investment is so low down the current Govt's transport priorities. The likes of Metro North and Dart Underground which are both nearly shovel ready and both come out very strongly in cost benefit analysis and have the chance to shape the city of Dublin for the rest of this century. It is these two projects along with some other Luas extensions that would help in making Dublin a more sustainable future from a planning perspective.
What we got was the M17/18 and M11/ N25. Some sections of these roads have less than 10,000 vehicles a day and in any other country would not reach a satisfactory cost benefit ratio to justify investment. Metro North and DU does.
Varadkar has lost a chance to make his mark on Dublin.
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