Tag: Duncan Gay

There are likely to be an extra 20,000 cars on weekdays on the Anzac Bridge when WestConnex is built.

State Government business case reveals increased traffic congestion on roads that are already struggling to cope

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There are likely to be an extra 20,000 cars on weekdays on the Anzac Bridge when WestConnex is built.

There are likely to be an extra 20,000 cars on weekdays on the Anzac Bridge when WestConnex is built.

Inner West Courier: State Government business case reveals increased traffic congestion on roads that are already struggling to cope. Deborah FitzGerald  November 24, 2015

There are likely to be an extra 20,000 cars on weekdays on the Anzac Bridge when WestConnex is built. Continue reading “State Government business case reveals increased traffic congestion on roads that are already struggling to cope” »

The dinky little bridge that cost more than a real one

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The Albert “Tibby” Cotter Pedestrian Bridge (aka the Albert “Tibby” Cotter Walkway), over Anzac Parade in Moore Park, cost the taxpayer a staggering $38 million. The bridge was a “captain’s pick” by Baird Government Roads Minister Duncan Gay. Like Gay’s tiny pedestrian tunnel in Arncliffe – the one that cost more than a high school Read more about The dinky little bridge that cost more than a real one[…]

Under way: Work has been undertaken to stabilise the rail embankment. Picture: Jessica Christodoulou

$17 million cost of Arncliffe pedestrian tunnel ‘shocks’ country cousins

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Under way: Work has been undertaken to stabilise the rail embankment. Picture: Jessica Christodoulou

Under way: Work has been undertaken to stabilise the rail embankment. Picture: Jessica Christodoulou

St George and Sutherland Shire Leader: $17 million cost of Arncliffe pedestrian tunnel ‘shocks’ country cousins By Murray Trembath June 19, 2015

Roads and Infrastructure Minister Duncan Gay has defended the staggering $17 million cost of the Arncliffe pedestrian tunnel, saying comparisons with other projects are ‘‘simplistic’’. Continue reading “$17 million cost of Arncliffe pedestrian tunnel ‘shocks’ country cousins” »

WestConnex: the road to ruin is paved with more roads

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FreewaySMH: WestConnex: the road to ruin is paved with more roads. Elizabeth Farrelly (January 29, 2015)

Wherever you look it seems the boofheads are back in charge. And I don’t just mean Abbott’s bizarre elevation of militarists and monarchs. (Defenders of Sir Prince are conspicuously absent, yet I should point out in his defence that his single spoken syllable in my presence thoroughly befits an Aussie knight, being an imperative, “beer!”) Continue reading “WestConnex: the road to ruin is paved with more roads” »

The unholy convergence of interests around WestConnex

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Green Left Weekly: The unholy convergence of interests around WestConnex By Kathy Fairfax (July 7, 2014)

About 120 Sydney residents, concerned about the impact of the proposed WestConnex motorway, met at the Annandale Neighbourhood Centre on June 25. Continue reading “The unholy convergence of interests around WestConnex” »