Government should spend money on railways rather than roads. to what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

The construction of

transportation

infrastructure is one of the main targets of

the

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government

programmes. Some people believe the

government

should provide more

roads

,

whereas

others prefer more advanced

transportation

,

such

as

trains

, as the main

transportation

, so they insist the railway’s construction should be a priority for

government

spending. I believe

government

should spend more money on

railways

, but

also

the

government

should not completely abandon the

roads

infrastructure because they can complement each other. For

the

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industries and the public,

roads-using

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transportation

is more costly than

the

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trains

, particularly for

the

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long

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distance

transportation

.

On the contrary

, for near destinations, people mostly tend to use the

roads

by using vehicles

such

as cars, trucks and buses. Apart from that, they use

roads

for transporting certain items that can not be sent by the

railways

.

Lastly

, they used

roads

because the destination can not be reached using the

trains

. It would be much easier and more cost-saving for the

government

to construct and build the

roads

. It is caused by the fact that

the

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road constructions are usually short and involve fewer parties to build.

In contrast

, the public is in

favor

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of using

trains

for

long

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distance

destinations because it is much cheaper compared to other alternatives. Apart from that,

although

it is not too flexible in

term

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of the destination, the train offers more speed than other vehicles because of its dedicated "

roads

" called

railways

. But for the

government

, the construction of the

railways

is more complicated and pricey than building

roads

. It involves more parties and more local governments because of its

long

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distance

characteristics.

Therefore

, more planning and more cash

is

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needed by the

government

. In conclusion, because of the different characteristics of both

roads

and

railways

, in my

opinion

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they can not substitute

each

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other.

Government

should provide a balanced number of

roads

and

railways

for the public based on the national budget and the public's needs. For short distances and

transportation

within the city or the region, the

government

should provide proper

roads

. And

finally

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for long

distance

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and

transportation

to outside the city or region, the

government

should construct more

railways

for the public.