ASK anyone trying to get into work on the main Belfast arterial routes during the rush hour and they will recall regular tales of congestions and delay. Our road network is creaking at its seams and while investment is planned, the soaring cost of fuel means that it is key that we use the available transport infrastructure in the most efficient and effective way possible.
Governments in other countries develop strategies to address congestion whilst getting most out of the current infrastructure. He brings a discerning voice to the current situation in Northern Ireland.
“The Investment Delivery Plan published by DRD in May this year sets out a massive £3.1bn programme of investment in the transport infrastructure between 2008 and 2018. This is part of the solution, however even this huge amount of investment will not reduce levels of congestion.
“The investment consists of a range of measures, some new, for example the potential rapid transit system for Belfast, and some of it more traditional, for example road building/widening. While these measures may have local benefit, they are unlikely to have the impact across Northern Ireland that the public and the business are crying out for. Indeed in the short-term they may make the situation worse – just ask anyone who has travelled on the Westlink during its upgrade over the last two years.”
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