Seven years after the former Coalition government first announced the proposed route,the 10-kilometre tram line between the Parramatta CBD and Olympic Park has been given the tick by planning.
As testing began on three stops of the first stage of the project,the government said it would be ready to use by mid-2024.
Jan Gehl succeeded in getting rid of buses and cars on George Street. Now he wants to go even further.
Business and housing groups want to transform traffic-choked Parramatta and Victoria roads with thousands of new homes and light rail.
The second stage will cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than Sydney’s CBD and southeast light rail line,which almost doubled its original forecast.
As Premier Chris Minns stirred conjecture about Metro West,the government affirmed it would begin work on the light rail extension during this term of parliament.
The opposition leader’s dour persona and with his inability to display any soft skills translates is a voter turnoff.
Hundreds of business owners argued they suffered financial loss or damages caused by construction of inner Sydney’s light rail project.
Inner west commuters will get more than 100 extra weekly services with the introduction of four new trams to the light rail line.
New figures show the $3 billion light rail line through the heart of the central business district is proving to be “massively popular”.
In an election commitment,Labor says it will also spend an extra $200 million to finalise planning to fast-track construction.