MPs agreed to extensive terms of reference on Wednesday night which will also include investigating the cause ofasbestos in the Rozelle parklands,which have been closed to the public since the contamination was discovered.
The inquiry,which will call Roads Minister John Graham,residents,independent experts and motorway giant Transurban,will also look at “the communication and consultation processes undertaken by Transport for NSW and other relevant stakeholders throughout the lifespan of the Rozelle Interchange Project”.
“The social,environmental and economic impacts of the Rozelle Interchange project on impacted communities” will also form part of the inquiry.
Faehrmann said commuters deserved answers but were not receiving any from the government.
“This inquiry will examine the decisions that led to this debacle that is causing so much pain for inner west residents,including design and traffic modelling,” Faehrmann said.
“Importantly,we’ll look at solutions to this mess. Right now,we have a government that is ‘tweaking’ things,when clearly much more than that is needed if impacted commuters and residents are to get any relief from the opening of the interchange.”