hearing on dart tunnel plans under way
by:Gewinn
2019-08-29
Dublin\'s proposed underground DART program hearing begins this morning to consider 287 objections and submissions.
The Irish railway company said the number of passengers on the line would double, but questions about the costs had been raised, estimated at least 1 euro. 3 billion. The 7.
The 6 km tunnel will connect the pier area to Heuston station, stopping at Pierce Street, St. Stephen Green Street and Christchurch station, while an above ground line will continue to extend
If Bord pleanla is licensed, the Irish Railway Company would like to start work in 2012 and complete the line by 2018.
It will connect the existing DART lines with LUAS, commuter and intercity lines, and the planned Metro North line, and increase the number of rail passengers from 33 million to 100 million each year.
The Irish railway company also said that the economic benefits of the project for Ireland will be 2.
Four times the cost, creating 7,000 jobs.
To save costs, the company decided to use two instead of four drilling machines and removed most of the tunnel drilling from Inchicore, where it could cause structural damage to the property of the company in the east wall.
But residents of the east wall claim that for most of the decade, the works will turn their area into a huge excavation and mining pit.
Resident spokesman Angela Broderick also objected to the hearing being held at tarragut, 15 kilometres from the east wall.
Counsel for real estate developer Owen O\'Callaghan also challenged the jurisdiction of the hearing, claiming that the project would \"disinfect\" his land, including the Davenport and Alexandra hotels.
Private member clubs in St. Stephen Green, Diageo and the Bank of Scotland Ireland will also file hearings, which will last for several weeks.
Groups of residents in the east wall and Pierce Street area will also submit materials.
The Irish railway company said the number of passengers on the line would double, but questions about the costs had been raised, estimated at least 1 euro. 3 billion. The 7.
The 6 km tunnel will connect the pier area to Heuston station, stopping at Pierce Street, St. Stephen Green Street and Christchurch station, while an above ground line will continue to extend
If Bord pleanla is licensed, the Irish Railway Company would like to start work in 2012 and complete the line by 2018.
It will connect the existing DART lines with LUAS, commuter and intercity lines, and the planned Metro North line, and increase the number of rail passengers from 33 million to 100 million each year.
The Irish railway company also said that the economic benefits of the project for Ireland will be 2.
Four times the cost, creating 7,000 jobs.
To save costs, the company decided to use two instead of four drilling machines and removed most of the tunnel drilling from Inchicore, where it could cause structural damage to the property of the company in the east wall.
But residents of the east wall claim that for most of the decade, the works will turn their area into a huge excavation and mining pit.
Resident spokesman Angela Broderick also objected to the hearing being held at tarragut, 15 kilometres from the east wall.
Counsel for real estate developer Owen O\'Callaghan also challenged the jurisdiction of the hearing, claiming that the project would \"disinfect\" his land, including the Davenport and Alexandra hotels.
Private member clubs in St. Stephen Green, Diageo and the Bank of Scotland Ireland will also file hearings, which will last for several weeks.
Groups of residents in the east wall and Pierce Street area will also submit materials.
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