Projects to be commenced and completed in 2009

Date: 31 March 2009


Dáil Question No: 262 *To ask the Minister for Transport the projects under Transport 21 which will commence in 2009; the projects to be completed in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. - Terence Flanagan

Answered by Noel Dempsey T.D.
Minister for Transport

REPLY

Significant progress has been made since the beginning of Transport 21 and this progress will continue in 2009.

The Transport 21 projects that will begin in 2009 are:
· the N21 Castleisland Bypass
· the Citywest Luas line
· the Dublin City Centre rail resignalling project
· the third tranche of the Railway Safety Programme.

Construction will continue during the year on 11 major projects including Phase 1 of the Navan rail line, the Cherrywood Luas line and 9 national road projects:
· M3 Clonee-North of Kells
· N6 Galway-Ballinasloe
· N7 Limerick Tunnel
· M7 Castletown-Nenagh
· M7/M8 Portlaoise-Cullahill/Castletown
· N9 Carlow-Knocktopher
· N18 Gort-Crusheen
· M50 Upgrade Phase 2
· N52 Tullamore Bypass

In addition, a number of public transport programmes such as the GDA traffic management grants scheme, the accessibility programme and the automation of level crossings will continue.

In 2009, the NRA expects to complete 8 national road projects:
· N4 Leixlip/M50 Junction (Lucan Bypass upgrade)
· N6 Athlone to Ballinasloe
· M7 Nenagh to Limerick
· M8 Mitchelstown to Fermoy
· N9 Waterford to Knocktopher
· M9 Kilcullen to Carlow
· N25 Waterford City Bypass
· N51 Navan Inner Relief Road.

The following public transport projects will be completed in 2009:
· the Docklands Luas line
· the Midleton rail line
· Phase 1 of the Western Rail Corridor (Ennis to Athenry)
· the Kildare rail project.

The remaining Intercity railcars of the 183 ordered will enter into service on the national rail network.