The government has intervened after tram drivers threatened a disruptive go-slow if fares were not cut to 50¢ a trip.
The city’s light rail services have been disrupted following a truck crash while traffic came to a standstill on one of Sydney’s busiest motorways,causing chaos for the Friday morning commute.
The light rail line between Dulwich Hill and Central remains blocked at Pyrmont.
A network of rapid bus routes is deemed critical to boosting connections to parts of Sydney poorly served by public transport.
There is support for plans to install light rail along Parramatta Road,but the reception from the government is much less enthusiastic.
The private operator of Sydney’s tram network is proposing a new 11-kilometre light rail line.
The plans from a consortium behind the city’s light-rail network include about 21 stops along the new route.
Drivers and other light rail workers have rejected a pay deal and notified the tram operator of a 24-hour strike on Wednesday.
A dramatic stoush has broken out over a proposal for two student housing towers on Anzac Parade next to a light rail stop,UNSW and acting school NIDA.
Tram drivers and other operational staff will stop work for four hours on Wednesday during peak periods as part of industrial action.
A tram has rolled through Parramatta’s CBD for the first time in 80 years,as testing begins on the entire line of the first stage of the Parramatta Light Rail project.