Transport agency reorganisation

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NSW Government scraps transport agencies

NSW Government scraps transport agencies

THE NSW government will abolish a number of transport agencies, including the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA).

Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian on Friday made the announcement, which also affects the Transport Construction Authority and Country Rail Infrastructure Authority.

In their place will be a new authority to be called Transport for NSW, which will cover all modes of travel, including roads.

"This is the biggest structural change to NSW transport in 16 years," Ms Berejiklian told reporters in Sydney.

Ms Berejiklian, who made the announcement with Roads Minister Duncan Gay, said NSW Maritime will also be absorbed into the new body.

Transport for NSW will be responsible for the co-ordinated delivery of transport services across all modes of travel, with a focus on the customer, Ms Berejiklian said.

"This is about making life easier for the customer,'' she said.

The merging of agencies into one will see 350 positions go, amounting to about 100 job losses, she said.

"Most of them were duplicating work,'' she said.

Legislation authorising the new agency will be introduced at the next session of parliament, but Ms Berejiklian said the government still had planning to do.

"We will start the master planning process as soon as we can,'' she said.

"We don't envisage it will happen by the end of the year.''

Read more: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-scraps-transport-agencies/story-e6freuy9-1226095290196#ixzz1SEBs8nSR

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The question is: will they integrate the fares?

[SurfRail]

The question is: will they integrate the fares?

They already have - and if you don't believe me, just ask them.