Tens of millions of dollars generated from the Sydney Harbour Bridge and tunnel would be diverted to tolling relief for drivers under a NSW Labor government.
Close to $50 billion worth of major infrastructure projects in NSW,including a key metro line,could be funded through private capital and Australian super,according to new analysis.
A NSW inquiry has considered a bill that would let people get on with their lives while continuing to take their medicine,including driving cars.
Planning experts also say the economic activity associated with planned Sydney’s second airport has probably been “exaggerated”.
The NSW government will spend half a billion dollars subsidising Sydney drivers for the cost of rising tolls on motorways the state has already sold.
Sydney is host to more than 60 per cent of the nation’s toll roads even though only about 20 per cent of the population lives here.
The NSW government needs to cut its infrastructure spending but deciding which projects to save and which ones to shelve comes down to politics.
The NSW government will proceed with the second stage of the Parramatta light rail but delay other megaprojects worth up to $20 billion.
In a bid to win over the state government,the lord mayor has proposed a two-stage demolition of the maligned road and railway station.
The government’s independent infrastructure body has recommended $27 billion of spending be diverted to smaller projects that provide “high returns”.
The NSW Premier has described Sydney’s tolling system as unfair,but cannot guarantee his government will make changes before next year’s state election.