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IRELAND BORDER Drogheda, Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Transport 21 Why was this plan developed?Ireland's growing economy put real pressure on existing networksGrowing populations and expanding urban and commuter communities need improved transport linksNeed to plan for economic growth, and social cohesion, for future decadesInfrastructure suppor

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IRELAND BORDER Drogheda, Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

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    1. IRELAND – BORDER Drogheda, Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

    2. Transport 21 – Why was this plan developed? Ireland’s growing economy put real pressure on existing networks Growing populations and expanding urban and commuter communities need improved transport links Need to plan for economic growth, and social cohesion, for future decades Infrastructure support required for National Spatial Strategy

    3. Transport 21 – How is it being delivered? The most extensive programme of investment ever in Ireland’s transport infrastructure Transport 21 runs for a decade, from 2006 to 2015 €34 billion is being invested over the lifetime of the plan A fundamental part of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2007-2013, which is investing €184 billion

    4. Transport 21 – What is being delivered? More roads, driving regional development and sustaining growth New, improved and reopened rail lines More trains and better trains, allowing new and improved services More buses and more services, improving commuter travel and linking communities Improvements to regional airports to give better air access to the region

    5. Transport 21 – What are the key projects? National Roads Major Inter Urban routes (MIUs) linking Dublin to Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Border Atlantic Road Corridor from Letterkenny to Waterford through Sligo, Galway, Limerick and Cork Improved links to Northern Ireland Additional 850 kilometres of national primary and secondary roads Upgrade of the M50

    6. Transport 21 – What are the key projects? Public Transport - Rail Extension of Luas network Construction of new Metro North and West Construction of DART interconnector New Intercity railcars, enhancing quality and service nationwide Commuter rail in Cork, Kildare, Navan Re-opening of Western Rail Corridor

    7. Transport 21- What are the key projects? Public Transport – Bus 60% increase in capacity on Dublin buses Additional provincial buses Enhanced existing services, new services and improved accessibility features Regional Airports Safety and security grants

    8. Transport 21- Progress to date - National First MIU opened (M1 Dublin – Border) 86% of MIUs open or under construction Remainder through statutory approvals process 67 new rail carriages on Dublin-Cork line, hourly services on route Over 100 of 183 railcars for other Intercity routes delivered, in service on Dublin-Sligo, Dublin-Westport and Dublin-Limerick lines Dublin Docklands Station opened Portlaoise Traincare depot opened

    9. Transport 21- Progress to date - National Additional buses for Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann Construction underway on Midleton line, Western Rail Corridor and Kildare line Construction well advanced on Luas extensions to Cherrywood and Docklands Railway Order approval for 1st phase of Navan line Planning well advanced for Metro North Planning progressing for Luas Lucan line and Metro West, phase 2 of Navan line and DART interconnector

    10. Transport 21- Expenditure to date

    11. Transport 21 – Adjusted Completion Dates Public consultation Statutory approvals process Procurement process Contract negotiation

    12. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region National Roads – Cavan N3 North Kells to Cavan - Feasibility Belturbet Bypass - Published CPO N55 Cavan Bypass Link -Opened to traffic. N87 Ballyconnell Inner Relief Road -Detailed design Belturbet to Ballyconnell- Feasibility

    13. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region National Roads – Monaghan 2008 allocation to allow planning to proceed on N2 Castleblaney to Border project Project will contribute to providing continuous high quality roadway from Monaghan to the Border, bypassing the villages of Annyalla, Contribret and Emyvale

    14. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region National Roads – Monaghan (continued) Funding made available to progress planning for the proposed N53 Ballynacarry Bridge project N2 and N53 schemes form important part of continuing improvement work on strategic N2 corridor linking Dublin and Derry. Three bypasses have been completed in County Monaghan (Carrickmacross, Castleblayney and Monaghan Town) improving the county’s infrastructure and access to the North East

    15. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region National Roads – Leitrim N4 Dromod Roosky - Open Carrick on Shannon to Dromod – Design of preferred route and EIS ongoing. N16 Manorhamilton to Glencar - Design of preferred route and environmental studies ongoing Manorhamilton Bypass – Design of preferred route and environmental studies ongoing

    16. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region National Roads – Donegal N13 Stranorlar to Derry- At Feasibility Stage N14 Letterkenny to Lifford / Strabane- Preparation of CPO/EIS N15 Bundoran to Ballyshannon – Opened to traffic Ballybofey to Stranorlar – Waiting for ABP decision Lifford to Stranorlar – Preparation of CPO/EIS

    17. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region National Roads – Donegal (continued) N56 Mountcharles to Inver - Will publish CPO/EIR in 2008 Inver to Killybegs – Preferred route selected Letterkenny Relief Road – Route Selection Stage Mountain top to Illistrin – Opened to traffic

    18. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region National Roads – Sligo N4 Sligo Western Bypass - Feasibility Collooney to Castlebaldwin – Design of preferred route and EIS ongoing N15 Sligo to County Boundary- Route Selection N17 Coolloney to Tubbercurry - Design of preferred route and EIS ongoing Tubbercurry bypass – Design of preferred route and EIS ongoing

    19. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region National Roads – Louth N1 M1 Dunleer - Dundalk - Opened to traffic M1 Drogheda Bypass - Opened to traffic M1 Dundalk Western Bypass - Opened to traffic A1/N1 Newry to Dundalk - Opened to traffic N2 N2 Ashbourne to Ardee - Feasibility (N2 Ardee Bypass incorporated into Ashbourne to Ardee)

    20. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region Bus Éireann 160 new vehicles nationally, including 69 additional vehicles Single deck city buses, single deck commuter coaches, double deck commuter coaches 75 replacement buses also being delivered Fleet improvements allowing for service enhancements across the Bus Éireann network

    21. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region Bus Éireann New 5am departure from Cavan to Dublin is planned for introduction Autumn 2008 New 10pm departure from Cavan to Dublin was introduced in Feb 2008 All services to Cavan will soon be operated by new double decks coaches. These are high capacity, high comfort vehicles, designed for longer distance commuting. These vehicles will enter service in late 2008 and will be the first double deck coaches to operate on scheduled services in Ireland 

    22. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region Bus Éireann Five vehicles are being allocated to the Sligo, Donegal and Mayo region under Transport 21 Two wheelchair accessible replacement buses have been delivered and are operating in Sligo and Ballina

    23. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region Bus Éireann Three additional vehicles, also wheelchair accessible, will be allocated in 2008. Subject to licenses and funding they will enable Bus Éireann to commence three new routes as follows: Castlebar- Westport (Mayo) Dromahair – Collooney – Sligo (Sligo) Dunloe – Letterkenny (Donegal) There are four replacement vehicles due later in 2008. These will replace Sligo town service buses.

    24. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region Iarnród Éireann New railcars introduced on Dublin/Sligo service 2008 has seen a significant increase in frequency of services on the Dublin/Sligo line, up from 5 to 8 per day Benefitting Dromod, Carrick on Shannon, Boyle, Ballymote, Collooney, Sligo

    25. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region Iarnród Éireann 6.85 million passenger journeys taken by commuters on Drogheda line in 2007, up over 3% on 2006   Numbers expected to grow in 2008 with additional capacity on the northern line as more commuter rolling stock becomes available due to the introduction of the Intercity Railcars on all radial routes Nationally, growth of over 23% has been recorded, reconfirming Iarnród Éireann status as Europe’s fastest-growing rail service

    26. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region Iarnród Éireann (continued) Benefits to customers of new railcars include: Significantly higher frequency and capacity on all InterCity routes Modern on-board comfort standards The replacement of outdated fleet across the network Improved accessibility for mobility-impaired customers Better reliability and performance, with integral engines in each carriage

    27. Transport 21- Key projects...for border region Regional Airports Donegal Airport – grant of €3.8 million Sligo Airport – grant of €8.5 million

    28. Transport 21- Delivering for the border region Significant improvements already delivered, and more to come, funded over lifetime of Transport 21 National Roads Authority Bus Éireann Iarnród Éireann

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