THE Irish Government signed off €104m funding to allow the reconstruction of the mothballed 42km Limerick to Foynes line to start on November 9.
Work will be delivered in two phases, with phase one anticipated to take two years. It will see the existing track removed, the ballast bed rebuilt to modern standards to allow the installation of new rail track and sleepers, upgrading road infrastructure at level crossings, rehabilitating bridges and culverts and the renewal of lineside fencing.