Varadkar admits only one rail plan to go ahead

ONLY one of three major rail projects planned under Transport 21 is likely to go ahead during the term of the current Government due to a lack of funding.

Varadkar admits only one rail plan to  go ahead

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar admitted that a lack of financial resources meant construction would probably only begin on one of the projects under consideration — Metro North, the Dart Underground and the Luas BXD line — in the short-term.

A review of all major capital projects for both road and rail is under way as part of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review. However, Mr Varadkar said no definite decision on which rail project would be prioritised would be made before next September.

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