€30m Luas spend at Connolly now 'a pure farce', claims TD

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2004 / January 09 2004: €30m Luas spend at Connolly now 'a pure farce', claims TD

A Luas terminus at Connolly Station, costing over €30 million, has been described as defunct, after details of a proposed extension to the Point Depot were revealed yesterday. The planned extension will also see Luas drivers having to switch driving positions from the front to the back of the trams at Connolly Station when travelling between the city centre and the Point Depot. The situation has been described as "a farce" by opposition politicians who said the the Rail Procurement Agency (RPA) decided to proceed with the 30 million terminus despite concerns of staff about it becoming unnecessary in the event of an extension

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