The line will include 1.3 kilometres of new tram tracks,3900 rail sleepers and 3000 tonnes of ballast.
The program will provide targeted cost-of-living relief in a time when many families are struggling with their household budgets.
Since December last year,the cost of delivering Metronet has ballooned by an eye-watering amount,taking the total cost of the network north of $11 billion.
It’s a Christmas bonus to address the soaring cost of living and encourage people who don’t usually use public transport to give it a shot,the government says.
About 10,000 Armadale line commuters were forced to take rail replacement buses,find their way to the Mandurah line,or work from home from Monday morning.
WA waited awhile. Finally public transport users will be able to pay for their travel with credit cards,mobiles and wearable devices.
The PTA said the analogue radio network was “beyond its end of life” but will have to be maintained for several years until the network is digitised.
The station forms part of the $797 million Byford rail extension Metronet project.
Previous barriers to a new route being cost-effective are falling away,says the latest report,written in 2019 but republished on a state website this month.
People are flocking into the Perth and Melbourne CBDs for strikingly different reasons,giving us a glimpse into the future of the modern Australian city.
An influential industry body has identified five Perth suburbs as prime locations for transformative development near public transport,defying government logic.