Residents near the closed section of the critical road link over the Blue Mountains say they feel like they have been “bypassed and dropped in a black hole”.
Their 1.5-kilometre deep-dive journey relies heavily on what is described as the lungs of the multibillion-dollar project.
The dispute between contractors and the government over the underground motorway in the city’s south puts the 2028 opening date in jeopardy.
The major traffic shake-up on the Warringah Freeway starting this Saturday will impact more than 250,000 motorists.
The man was charged an hour after the incident that hospitalised a 15-year-old boy.
The changes are designed to make room for aircraft using the $6 billion Western Sydney Airport.
It is not just the escalating cost of converting a more than century-old rail line into one for driverless metro trains that is piling on pressure.
The changes will increase the frequency of services during parts of the weekday peaks,as well as weekends.
However,the roads minister says it is clear it will take longer than three months to fix the damaged section of the road,which was built by convicts.
Sydneysiders could be forgiven for feeling a bit subdued,and stretched budgets may make the Sunday morning egg hunt a little harder this year.