On Tuesday, the government presented no fewer than 33 infrastructure projects at the orientation debate. Individual parties had a number of detail questions for the government, but overall agreed that the projects remained important. The only parties to have a more critical view of the projects were the ADR and the Pirate Party.
ADR MP Jeff Engelen focused on the tram projects, claiming that the tram is causing more issues in Luxembourg City than it is solving. Speaking specifically about commuters, Engelen was adamant that the tram does not resolve any issues for commuters into the city. As a consequence, Engelen and his party believe that the government should not continue planning the development of the tram before putting the current plan into effect. This should then be followed be an independent study on the benefits and drawbacks of the tram infrastructure. A crucial aspect required in the study, Engelen explained, is how the tram affects other means of traffic to their detriment.
The CSV highlighted the need for some of the projects, which it believes are significant for Luxembourg's mobility development. One project that has the support of the CSV, albeit with caveats, is the introduction of bus lanes to the stretch of the road between Gonderange and Waldhaff. However, MP Serge Wilmes did acknowledge that there is an issue in adding these bus lanes as the roads are insufficiently wide. However, the MP remained confident that the project would be beneficial to expand Luxembourg's bus networks, especially for residents in the east of Luxembourg.
If that project got the green light, then Wilmes hoped that other similar projects would follow.
The 33 projects will focus on health services, schools, and the justice system in addition to the transport and road network.
