The improvement in the infrastructure of roads and railways is the demand of time. Spending funds to improve the railways is thought by many far more essential than to improve the roads.
Although
allocating more funds for the railways is required, I would argue that roads need more improvement and
this
fact could not be denied.
There is no doubt that for some people, rails are the fastest means of transportation so that an enormous amount of
money
should be invested to provide more facilities to the passengers. Travelling via rail could
also
save people's time and they considered them the safest mode to commute to and from the work.
Thus
, their demand is somewhat genuine and by spending
money
railway system could be improved immensely which eventually allow people to choose the rails
such
as metros for the shorter distance even.
For example
, in Mumbai, the metro trains are available frequently for the convenience of people and they are cost-effective as well. Overall, the idea of using
money
to build railway tracks could be sustainable in a long run.
However
, there is a number of reasons that reflecting that construction of roads is far more important than railways.
Firstly
, the world's major cities are over-crowded with the population due to massive migration rates.
Consequently
, traffic congestion has become common in the cities and people often faced the gridlocks on the road. The other important aspect which highlights the need to spend
money
on roads is to construct the three or four-laned roads because due to the single roads the road accidents are escalating day by day and the poorly constructed roads are the big hurdle for the masses while travelling. If the government spend
money
in order to construct highways and subway system,
then
traffic jams could be alleviated at a large extent and the chances of road mishaps will be reduced simultaneously.
For instance
, in Canada, the vast majority of highways have four lanes which could control the traffic in an efficient way. It is entirely necessary to think about the infrastructure of roads in the
first
place.
In conclusion, despite the railways are the effective way to cover the much distance in a lesser time as they need
money
to improve the facilities, I believe that highways and link roads should keep in consideration before allocating funds on the railway system.