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MetroLink revised business case puts Dublin line at €14.5 to €17.5 billion
The Irish Times reports that a revised MetroLink business case going to Cabinet puts the 19 km Dublin line at €14.5 billion to €17.5 billion, against a 2022 estimate with a €9.5 billion midpoint, with operation expected between 2036 and 2038. Up to €500 million is earmarked for accommodation for 1,500 to 2,000 construction workers, reverting to the State on completion. Transport Infrastructure Ireland has already awarded Jacobs and Aecom a €550 million programme delivery contract.
Our readThe worker-accommodation line is the tell: the binding constraint on MetroLink is now labour and housing capacity in Dublin, not consent.
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