Work on Metrolink to commence 'within next two years', says Chambers
Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Jack Chambers has said he is hopeful work on MetroLink will commence “within the next two years”.
Welcoming the acquisition by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) of a site on O'Connell Street for the development of MetroLink, Chambers told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that the development was a sign of a government “willing to get on with trying to build MetroLink.”
The site, which spans around 200 metres along O'Connell Street and is approximately two acres in size, was once home to the Carlton Cinema and had formed part of a €500 million redevelopment plan for the area by the UK-based property group.
TII said bringing the site into public ownership is a significant step in facilitating the delivery of MetroLink, but will also allow it to work with Dublin City Centre Taskforce on a masterplan for the redevelopment of the capital's main street.
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