Transport Minister, Martin Cullen T.D. has announced that the feasibility study as contained in Transport 21 - on the establishment of a Luas line from Rathfarnham, Terenure and Harold's Cross to the city centre - is to be undertaken in the coming weeks.
Currently, Dublin has two Luas lines in operation -
* the Green Line - going from St Stephen's Green to Sandyford - and
* the Red Line - going from Connolly Station to Tallaght.
Under Transport 21 - the Government's investment programme for transport - seven Luas projects are being planned at this time. These are -
* Luas Sandyford to Cherrywood;
* Luas Cherrywood to Bray;
* Luas extension from Tallaght to Citywest;
* Luas from Connolly station to the Docklands (The Point);
* Lucan Luas line;
* Luas from St Stephen's Green to the city centre (O'Connell Street) - and
* the city centre out to Liffey junction.
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According to this morning's Irish Independent (Sat. 17 february 2007), Citywest Luas Ltd (presumably Mr Mansfield and co) and the RPA have signed a 'binding agreement' to build a Luas extension to Saggart via Belgard/Cookstown (junction), Fettercairn, Cheeverstown, Citywest Campus and Fortunestown. Surely good news for these areas, some of which could do with decent investment and quality public transport.
The line should be ready by 2010 and work is scheduled to start next year.
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