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West on Track welcomes work on Western Rail Corridor

Press Release - Friday 9th February 2006

The West on Track Community Campaign has welcomed the recent completion of clearance work on the Athenry-Claremorris section of the Western Rail Corridor and the commencement of intensive clearance work on the line from Collooney to Claremorris.

A spokesman for West on Track said that the clearance work is an indication that the Government is pressing ahead with the WRC project and that it was expected that re-laying work would shortly begin between Athenry and Ennis.

He also commended Iarnród Éireann for the speedy manner in which it was progressing the project.