Proposed traffic alleviating measures in the constantly choked routes around Galway have extended to examining the feasibility of a light rail system for the western capital to solve its traffic backlogs.
A feasibility study of the so-called 'GLUAS' estimated building several different routes across the city, which would fetch a princely sum of around €1.2 billion to complete.
A core 16.5km stretch from Galway Golf Club, past University Hospital Galway, onto the city centre at Eyre Square and then to Roscam has been mooted.
An additional stretch of 5.5km in Ballybrit and Parkmore was mentioned as were routes to the edge of suburban Oranmore or alternatively to Knocknacarra if such a transport plan were ever to come to fruition.
Galway City Councillor John Connolly has hit out: ''The map accompanying the NTA feasibility study for light rail in Galway showing the indicative corridor shows the corridor ending in Rahoon, neglecting to continue to Knocknacarra or Bearna," he added. "Seems strange that such a corridor would extend to cover the significant populations in these locations.
The report adds GLUAS would be optimised by having it join up with other sustainable transport projects in the city such as BusConnects, CycleConnects and the Cross City Link.
