Cork Luas: Consultants appointed to develop light rail route options

Computer generated image of the Cork LUAS system as part of the CMATS.

An engineering firm has been appointed to identify route options and develop initial designs for the proposed €1bn Cork light rail system.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and the National Transport Authority (NTA) have confirmed today that Jacobs Engineering Ireland has been awarded the contract to do the work on the proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) system which will run from Ballincollig, on the western outskirts of Cork city, to Mahon Point in the east.