We take a tour of the new Metro station at North Sydney and the harbour tunnel crossing to Barangaroo.
The Herald has taken a historic trip with Transport Minister Jo Haylen on a computer-driven train whizzing us from North Sydney to the CBD at 100km/h.
It seemed simple enough:build mass housing between two Metro stations in a suburban business district full of good jobs.
Nobody will thank you for compromising to save money or time,says the man who ran big rail projects in Sydney and London.
Damage to the major new station entrance ran into millions of dollars due to a blaze that engulfed a neighbouring building.
The Minns government will allow developers to construct built-to-rent apartments on commercial land amid a downturn in demand for office space at Macquarie Park.
The minister insists she knew nothing about a brewing staffing scandal in her office until a bundle of documents landed on her desk.
Transport Minister Jo Haylen has told a parliamentary hearing that the agency building Sydney’s metro rail lines has an “over-reliance on contractors”.
Building Waterloo station has had its unique challenges,but it now has a showstopper towering over a giant concourse about 18 metres underground.
The expected ditching of a new entity to oversee Metro West comes as it was revealed the transport minister was briefed on a final review into the project weeks ago.
As Willy Wonka proved,sometimes what begins with a splutter can abruptly turn,delivering an outcome beyond anyone’s wildest dreams.