Minister Dempsey launches Public Consultation on Route for Luas Line from Lucan to Dublin City Centre

Date: 27 September 2007

The Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey T.D., today (Thursday 27th September 2007) officially launched the public consultation process for the new Luas Line from Lucan to the City Centre.

Speaking at the launch today Minister Dempsey said: “People living in the Lucan area deserve a high quality public transport service on their door step. A Luas line will offer this. With an expected journey time of approximately 42 minutes from Lucan to the City Centre this new line will provide a realistic alternative to private transport and it will improve the quality of life for commuters along one of the busiest routes into the city. I encourage the public to get involved in the consultation phase of this project so that the Railway Procurement Agency can select the most appropriate route for the service.”

Minister Dempsey added; “This Government is investing heavily to make public transport a real alternative for commuters. We expect that the Lucan line will add up to 25 million passengers to the Luas network and many of these are to come from cars. This is good news in our fight to ease traffic congestion and cut harmful CO2 emissions.”

This Luas Line (Line F) is one of the 7 new Luas projects under the Government’s €34 billion Transport 21 investment programme. Transport 21 is designed to give Ireland a world-class transport infrastructure over the period 2006 to 2015. This investment will address the twin challenges of past investment backlogs and continuing growth in transport demand. The projects and programmes that make up Transport 21 will aim to increase accessibility, ensure sustainability, expand capacity, increase use and enhance quality.

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