Irish Sea link ‘unworkable in isolation’
An Irish Sea link connecting Northern Ireland with Great Britain “is unworkable in isolation”, according to transport thinktank Greengauge21.
In response to Sir Peter Hendy’s interim report on Union connectivity – which recommends a full feasibility study of a fixed Irish Sea link – Greengauge21 has called for a raft of transport upgrades either side of the Irish Sea in order to facilitate a bridge or tunnel.
Among its suggestions, Greengauge21 has called for a new electrified railway between Stranraer and Carlisle as well as “fast rail onward connections” to the rest of the country.