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Originally Posted by Kilkea
They really did not do themselves any favours! More and more it does look like the project is questionable. Don't get me wrong, I would love to finally see a rail link to the airport.....but at what cost?
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At what cost?, off the top of my head;
- €2.5b to €3b over a 25 year period starting from 2017.
- Line lasting over 100 years.
- Cost Ratio benefit of 2:1 in favour.
- Help to reduce the traffic congestion which cost this city €billions every year.
- Linking Dublin Airport which will become one of the most important Airport Hubs in Europe within the next 5 to 10 years (thanks to T2 and US customs based there), and important airport hubs usually become important financial hubs
So overall, not that much really.
Of course this isn't the only show in town and its vital that the DART underground together with the DART extension to Drogheda and Hazelhatch/Celbridge occurs at the same time.