Inside the giant cavern and tunnels for Sydney’s marquee metro station

Inside the giant cavern and tunnels for Sydney’s marquee metro station

A giant metro railway station being carved out of sandstone beneath busy streets and skyscrapers in the CBD comes with an engineering twist.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan

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Metro executive created $459,000 job for ‘dear friend’,investigation alleged

Metro executive created $459,000 job for ‘dear friend’,investigation alleged

Louise Howard,the now-former public servant at the centre of the claims,has dismissed the findings against her.

  • byMichael McGowan andMax Maddison
Transport executive denies corrupting hiring process despite ‘substantial evidence’

Transport executive denies corrupting hiring process despite ‘substantial evidence’

Tim Parker,a former Sydney Metro senior executive,has denied allegations he breached government procurement and competition policies.

  • byMichael McGowan andMax Maddison
The $459,056 salary at centre of Sydney Metro executive scandal

The $459,056 salary at centre of Sydney Metro executive scandal

Transport agencies have been fighting the release of details about investigations into allegations involving senior executives.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan andNigel Gladstone
‘We are flying blind’:No air quality rules for polluted underground stations
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‘We are flying blind’:No air quality rules for polluted underground stations

There are no regulations,limits,controls or monitoring of air pollution levels on Sydney’s underground train platforms.

  • byNigel Gladstone
The plan to stop commuters falling between platform gaps on Sydney’s rail network

The plan to stop commuters falling between platform gaps on Sydney’s rail network

About 450 people fell through gaps between station platforms and trains last year,many of them kids and elderly passengers.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
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Revealed:The rejected options to help commuters when rail line closes

Revealed:The rejected options to help commuters when rail line closes

Proposals to shuttle commuters north and south,or on express services via the M5 and M8 motorways during the long closure of a busy rail line,have been dumped.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Peak-hour trip times to double for commuters during Sydney rail closure

Peak-hour trip times to double for commuters during Sydney rail closure

Internal modelling forecasts replacement bus services between Bankstown and Sydenham will take as long as 49 minutes when the rail line is closed.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Twenty centimetres or $130 million:The fire safety conundrum facing Sydney Metro

Twenty centimetres or $130 million:The fire safety conundrum facing Sydney Metro

Fire and Rescue NSW is at odds with Sydney Metro over the height and width of emergency walkways for two underground lines.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Sydney company told to stop supplying garden mulch after asbestos found

Sydney company told to stop supplying garden mulch after asbestos found

The prevention notice was issued to the supplier of mulch for the Rozelle Parklands,which was later found to be contaminated with asbestos.

  • byJessica McSweeney andMatt O'Sullivan
1101 concrete slabs and 90 piers:the challenge of building a Metro over waterways

1101 concrete slabs and 90 piers:the challenge of building a Metro over waterways

The new landmark near the foot of the Blue Mountains will comprise 3.5 kilometres of viaduct and 10 kilometres of twin tunnels once completed.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan