What’s the going rate for an 80KM motorway nowadays?
2BN seems a bit steep?
>It would have cycleways all along it and six transport hubs to encourage motorists to “park and ride” on bus services, “park and share” with other car-poolers or “park and cycle” the last stretch to the nearest town.
>EV and e-bike charging stations would be at all hubs and a seventh hub, dedicated to freight, would provide similar services as well as rest facilities for goods drivers.
>If the facilities do not provide enough incentive to use alternatives to cars and diesel, the charges might.
>The motorway would be the first to adopt distance-based tolls so that motorists pay according to how many kilometres they drive rather than a fixed fee.
The Greens don’t want to be building new motorways but this all seems like a sensible compromise. Provide the safe access route while providing viable, cheaper alternatives to car use
It’s probably the last of the big motorways to be built in the country but it is desperately needed. It’s a disgrace that we don’t have a proper motorway between our 2nd and 3rd cities in the Republic.
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What a useless minister for Transport. He’s opposed to anything that isn’t a greenway or cycle lane. We absolutely need a proper motorway from Limerick to Cork. Our third and second biggest cities. How else are you supposed to forward regional development without proper transport links. The current situation is not fit for purpose. What is the point in investing in public transport if its going to be on shite roads and going through towns and villages. The sooner the Green Party are decimated at the next election the better.
There needs to be accompanying investment in the towns that are bypassed by this proposed project to make them more pedestrian, public transport and cycling friendly.
If there is a large reduction in traffic than road space should be reallocated to more sustainable transport uses.
Where feasible, I would love to see every large town have a pedestrianised street & every village have a community plaza.
This has got to be an international record for how many times you can announce a project and yet have literally nothing done. I’m naming this the “cold fusion” motorway. It’s been ten years away for thirty years.
I was in school in 2000 when this was promised. My dad is still hoping to have it completed in his lifetime, but at this point I don’t think it’ll be completed in *my* lifetime.
Finally!!
> six transport hubs to encourage motorists to “park and ride” on bus services, “park and share” with other car-poolers or “park and cycle”
They have created the Disneyland of dogging
Why are they putting tolls on it,not like we can’t afford a couple of billion.
Build a motorway and then discourage folk from using it.
Now throw down some rail alongside it when it’s being built and we’ll have a nice direct train between them then. That would be great
Uh huh, there are going to be cycle lanes now, is that before or after it becomes economically unfeasible for the current programme of government to pursue due to unforseen outside factors, it took nine years to build the damn colosseum. Nine years. 🤨
How many people would even use these bike lines on motorways?
Instead of spending money on these bike lines, would it be better to improve public infrastructure within cities (more trams, more buses, metro, etc.)? Wouldn’t this make a bigger impact on car usage and CO2 emissions?
Elections are coming up so they wheel out the old reliable “time to build the M20” press release
Mayo will have won an All-Ireland by the time this is built
From what I gather from the wireless the tolls are a suggestion and not decided on.
2 billion.. really cosy that much
Due to be opened the 32nd of never.
Woah no one said anything about cycle lanes 😍😍😍
I’ll grab a shovel and help them get started!!
Can we just get back the railway system that was in place in the 1900’s we’ve gone backwards and if you don’t believe simply google it.
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Three billion did you say?
That’s a long cycle
Is there an election coming?
What’s the going rate for an 80KM motorway nowadays?
2BN seems a bit steep?
>It would have cycleways all along it and six transport hubs to encourage motorists to “park and ride” on bus services, “park and share” with other car-poolers or “park and cycle” the last stretch to the nearest town.
>EV and e-bike charging stations would be at all hubs and a seventh hub, dedicated to freight, would provide similar services as well as rest facilities for goods drivers.
>If the facilities do not provide enough incentive to use alternatives to cars and diesel, the charges might.
>The motorway would be the first to adopt distance-based tolls so that motorists pay according to how many kilometres they drive rather than a fixed fee.
The Greens don’t want to be building new motorways but this all seems like a sensible compromise. Provide the safe access route while providing viable, cheaper alternatives to car use
It’s probably the last of the big motorways to be built in the country but it is desperately needed. It’s a disgrace that we don’t have a proper motorway between our 2nd and 3rd cities in the Republic.
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What a useless minister for Transport. He’s opposed to anything that isn’t a greenway or cycle lane. We absolutely need a proper motorway from Limerick to Cork. Our third and second biggest cities. How else are you supposed to forward regional development without proper transport links. The current situation is not fit for purpose. What is the point in investing in public transport if its going to be on shite roads and going through towns and villages. The sooner the Green Party are decimated at the next election the better.
There needs to be accompanying investment in the towns that are bypassed by this proposed project to make them more pedestrian, public transport and cycling friendly.
If there is a large reduction in traffic than road space should be reallocated to more sustainable transport uses.
Where feasible, I would love to see every large town have a pedestrianised street & every village have a community plaza.
This has got to be an international record for how many times you can announce a project and yet have literally nothing done. I’m naming this the “cold fusion” motorway. It’s been ten years away for thirty years.
I was in school in 2000 when this was promised. My dad is still hoping to have it completed in his lifetime, but at this point I don’t think it’ll be completed in *my* lifetime.
Finally!!
> six transport hubs to encourage motorists to “park and ride” on bus services, “park and share” with other car-poolers or “park and cycle”
They have created the Disneyland of dogging
Why are they putting tolls on it,not like we can’t afford a couple of billion.
Build a motorway and then discourage folk from using it.
Now throw down some rail alongside it when it’s being built and we’ll have a nice direct train between them then. That would be great
Uh huh, there are going to be cycle lanes now, is that before or after it becomes economically unfeasible for the current programme of government to pursue due to unforseen outside factors, it took nine years to build the damn colosseum. Nine years. 🤨
Munster (legendary) monster
That’s 4 times more than the M6…
https://preview.redd.it/zd44wjhgak8d1.jpeg?width=215&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c429230c949df12e65f7d2ba2d43ed910504fe5
How many people would even use these bike lines on motorways?
Instead of spending money on these bike lines, would it be better to improve public infrastructure within cities (more trams, more buses, metro, etc.)? Wouldn’t this make a bigger impact on car usage and CO2 emissions?
Elections are coming up so they wheel out the old reliable “time to build the M20” press release
Mayo will have won an All-Ireland by the time this is built
From what I gather from the wireless the tolls are a suggestion and not decided on.
2 billion.. really cosy that much
Due to be opened the 32nd of never.
Woah no one said anything about cycle lanes 😍😍😍
I’ll grab a shovel and help them get started!!
Can we just get back the railway system that was in place in the 1900’s we’ve gone backwards and if you don’t believe simply google it.
The Golden Vale highway