Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien has said he hopes to sign off on an initial planning project for a Cork Luas later this year.
The Government needs to build more roads in Cork before they approve plans for a Luas in the city, Independent Ireland has said., Independent Ireland TD for Cork North Central Ken O’Flynn said the Government should prioritise road transport infrastructure in the county“It needs its North Link Road, it needs its Northern Ring Road, it needs its Mallow distributor road to be built.
“If we’re to be serious about Cork being a counterbalance to Dublin - which is their plan in the 2040 Plan, that you can relieve Dublin of all the stresses of the overpopulation and overconcentration,” he said. “You’ve only a South Ring Road in Cork; you can’t distribute to businesses, you’ve your city centre clogged up.
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