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C&AG report on Metro & DART underground cancellation

OssianSmyth · 2012-09-27 22:47:06

€216m spent to date including compensation to disappointed bidders. The amount was roughly known already but the C&AG provides some breakdown.

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#32 11-10-2012 05:55PM

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Motorways = Pork for supporters.
Railways: Little/no pork for supporters.

That was the equation and it is still being justified today.

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#33 20-10-2012 05:47PM

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which is why the railway network (i.e. like UK Network Rail not the operating side) should be handed over to NRA and any road scheme within an asses roar of a railway line subjected to mandatory alternatives analysis.

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