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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

ADJOURNED MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

QUESTION No. 23

QUESTION: Cllr. Eamonn Tuffy

To ask the Manager for an updated report on plans to provide LUAS and METRO services in the County and if any information has been received from the RPA in regard to possible routes for new lines?

REPLY:

Further to latest advice from the RPA, the current status of Transport 21 Luas & Metro projects scheduled for the SDCC area is set out hereunder: 

 

 Luas Red Line Extension, Tallaght to City West: Public Consultation in County Buildings, Tallaght arranged by RPA for Monday 4^th  September. RPA will apply for a Railway Order following input of views from public, with an anticipated approval date of mid-2007. In the interim, preliminary studies and EIS scoping is ongoing.

Metro West Phases 1-3, Tallaght to Blanchardstown: Public consultation on Route Options is scheduled for October/November 2006, with preliminary work on all three phases in SDCC area being undertaken as a single unit at this stage. Discussions are ongoing in relation to determination of optimum route to be adopted in the Clondalkin Area.

Luas Extension from City Centre to Lucan via Liffey Valley Junction: Preliminary work is ongoing. The project may be expedited by treating it in conjunction with the proposed city centre link up of existing Red and Green lines.