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Massive funds allocated for public transport projects in Ireland's Greater Dublin Area

Xinhua, March 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Irish government on Wednesday announced the allocation of over 23 million euros (about 26 million U.S. dollars) for public transport projects in the Greater Dublin Area.

Under the government's sustainable transport grant scheme for 2016, 121 projects will benefit from funding to make public transport "more sustainable and ultimately more attractive".

These projects, which include improvements to bus, cycle and pedestrian routes and revisions to traffic management systems, are designed to encourage greater use of sustainable and public transport options, reduce congestion and facilitate economic activity in the Greater Dublin Area.

The total funding being allocated in 2016 is 23.21 million euros. This will be distributed between 121 projects within the Greater Dublin Area, including Kildare, Meath and Wicklow counties.

Provision is also being made for projects at a number of universities campuses across the Greater Dublin Area that will encourage students to take the bus or to cycle to and from college.

The government said the objectives of these projects are to increase the number of people using public transport and to increase walking and cycling, in particular for local trips to work, school, retail and leisure activities within the Greater Dublin Area. (1 euro = 1.12 U.S. dollars) Endit