| Comment | Progress.
In simple terms it reads that this money will be used to fund a preliminary optioning or cost benefit analysis of potential routes. By itself this process might take some time, potentially a year or two, so people should be patient. By the end of it, they'll likely be able to announce plans for the first line(s), along with cost estimates and specifics of the first route.
It's a fair question you ask though. To a degree I can understand the widespread cynicism, but I suspect people who hear about things like this from time to time don't realise how far down the line this specific project is compared to other things that have been talked about in the past. It's not right to compare it to other ideas such as GARL or a second subway circle which despite much fanfare were never much more than just *ideas*, to one extent or another.
This is a multi decade project, but importantly it already has financial backing and political backing at all necessary levels, with clear signs that important early stage works are already under way. |
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