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Is building more roads the solution to our congestion hell?

Is building more roads the solution to our congestion hell?

Update: 2025-12-08
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“Continuing to build more roads to alleviate congestion, is precisely the kind of failed thinking that has resulted in our capital becoming the 10th most congested city in the world”  

So says Brian Caulfield Professor in transportation at the Centre for Transport Research at Trinity College Dublin in the Irish times today. Brian spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this.

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Is building more roads the solution to our congestion hell?

Is building more roads the solution to our congestion hell?