There are fears that the Sydney Metro West line from Parramatta to the Sydney CBD could be significantly delayed or even shelved.
For two straight days while speaking to the media, Premier Chris Minns has refused to guarantee the project.
“When we were elected in March, it was revealed to us that the actual cost of that project is now at $25 billion and it has been reported to us by Infrastructure NSW that the chances of it coming in at that amount… is very slim, almost not possible,” Minns told ABC Radio today.
The original timeline for the project’s completion was 2028 but that has blown out to now be 2030.
Business Western Sydney Executive Director, David Borger, has urged the government to push ahead with the project.
“It imperative that the communities of Parramatta, Olympic Park and Wentworth Point can have confidence that Sydney Metro West will be built in a realistic time frame,” he said.
“Boring machines are already in the ground and on their way from White Bay towards Parramatta. Let’s just get on with it.
“A lot of money has already been invested in the conversion of the T3 Bankstown Line to metro standard. That line needs to be finished to greatly improve the overall reliability and capacity of the Sydney train network.”
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