Sydney’s motorists are lacking confidence and patience following the lengthy lockdown,as roads become busier.
More than $60 million will be refunded to motorists as the NSW government moves to phase out its $40 E-Toll deposit system.
Premier Dominic Perrottet announced small businesses could claim $2000 under an expansion of a support package launched in March.
The City of Sydney is instead proposing a permanent cycleway along one side of the well-known strip,which will increase the cost and delay its completion.
Trucking giant Toll has warned Sydney drivers against using toll roads because in most cases the costs outweigh any benefit,according to a briefing note presented to a state government inquiry.
The multibillion-dollar road tunnel under Sydney Harbour is not expected to open to motorists until 2027,at least a year later than planned.
Marine biologists warn that dredging to build a motorway tunnel will disturb toxic chemicals contained in sediment on the floor of Sydney Harbour.
Independent experts warn the state’s transport agency failed to adequately assess the risks posed to groundwater,creeks and seawater.
The decision to quietly ditch a search for a private sector partner will cost the NSW government millions of dollars in compensation.
The Opposition has described the rollout of new contracts for mobile speed cameras in NSW as a “massive administrative failure”.
Truck movements through Sydney’s M5 East motorway and new M8 have hardly increased since the opening of a new tollway last year,even though car traffic has surged by more than 15 per cent.