In a silently uploaded document,a major Sydney intersection lost its upgrade
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In a silently uploaded document,a major Sydney intersection lost its upgrade

Eighty-five per cent of all upgrades proposed for Sydney Park Junction disappeared overnight. The Transport Minister has promised to follow the original plan.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo

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How Sydney’s new metro line is reshaping weekend travel

How Sydney’s new metro line is reshaping weekend travel

New figures show the number of people passing through a CBD metro station on Saturdays is as high as the busiest weekday.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Free fares on Sydney’s light rail network in bid to end industrial standoff

Free fares on Sydney’s light rail network in bid to end industrial standoff

The government has intervened after tram drivers threatened a disruptive go-slow if fares were not cut to 50¢ a trip.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
The threat to stop Sydney’s trains,unless they run 24 hours a day

The threat to stop Sydney’s trains,unless they run 24 hours a day

A major work ban is due to start next Thursday and will cripple Sydney’s passenger train network if workers proceed.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Final stretch of Sydney metro line faces crucial summer test

Final stretch of Sydney metro line faces crucial summer test

Workers are rushing to install platform screen doors,mechanical gap-fillers and security fencing to clear the way for testing of driverless trains.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Sydney Metro says it would pay $91m for this land. Justin Hemmes wants more than double that
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Sydney Metro says it would pay $91m for this land. Justin Hemmes wants more than double that

A family company belonging to the Merivale mogul says land it lost to the Metro West project would have formed part of an “Ivy 2.0” entertainment precinct.

  • byAnthony Segaert andPatrick Begley
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The winners and losers from Sydney’s most annoying train surcharge

The winners and losers from Sydney’s most annoying train surcharge

Adult passengers are charged more than $17 on top of their train fare when they pass through station gates at Sydney Airport.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Saturday night fever:Sydney’s changing party habits revealed

Saturday night fever:Sydney’s changing party habits revealed

The Opal and credit card data is in:Saturday night is back,baby. And so are weekend trips to the gym after dark.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Why a Sydney-Newcastle high-speed train link would need some of the world’s longest rail tunnels

Why a Sydney-Newcastle high-speed train link would need some of the world’s longest rail tunnels

More than half of the proposed 140-kilometre link would need to comprise twin tunnels because of the challenging terrain north of Sydney.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
The delicate dance of tunnelling a metro line within metres of Anzac Bridge

The delicate dance of tunnelling a metro line within metres of Anzac Bridge

Two giant machines are carrying out the most challenging part of the Metro West rail project,carefully worming their way under Sydney Harbour.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
How lavish ‘Casino Royale’ party on Sydney motorway work site went horribly wrong
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How lavish ‘Casino Royale’ party on Sydney motorway work site went horribly wrong

Within 40 minutes of starting on a hot summer’s day,one guest’s life had been upturned.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan