Government should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree

It is believed that government should have an allocation of their budget to railways rather than
roads
. I completely disagree with
this
notion because most developing
countries
are dominated by road-based vehicles and
roads
are more universal and wide purpose when compared with rails. In a developing country, infrastructure like
roads
is necessary because most citizens have a road-based vehicle for their daily transportation and work.
This
phenomenon
also
causes some problems like congestion which impact the economy.
For instance
, in Jakarta which is the capital city of Indonesia,
this
issue causes money losses because many
people
get stuck in traffic jams and
also
spent a large number of fuel which needs to be fixed with the refinement of
roads
.
As a result
, the improvement of road infrastructure will give a lot of benefits for individual
people
and the business sector.
On the other hand
,
roads
are cheaper to build than rails and
also
have a wide purpose in developing
countries
. It is because
people
can use that facility with wider utilities and most vehicles can use it,
such
as private vehicles, buses, and trucks. With wider use purposes, it can improve
people
's satisfaction and support small-medium enterprises.
Thus
, giving allocation to
this
sector is a wise decision in reason of most
people
need it. In conclusion,
roads
are more important in developing nations because the citizens of these
countries
do not have good public transportation facilities compared to developed
countries
.
Thus
, improving road infrastructure will give benefits like economic improvements, logistics, and personal uses.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • sustainability
  • environmental footprint
  • efficiency
  • pollution
  • cost-effectiveness
  • economic development
  • accessibility
  • public transportation
  • congestion
  • air pollution
  • initial investment
  • maintenance
  • upgrades
  • rural
  • urban
  • last-mile connectivity
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