Article: Barangaroo work to put squeeze on Wynyard

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MOTORISTS and pedestrians around Wynyard Station in the city will face disruption from next month when the state government begins construction of walkways between the station and Barangaroo.

The NSW Minister for Transport, Gladys Berejiklian, said yesterday work would begin on a 110-metre underground pedestrian tunnel and a 100-metre bridge crossing Sussex Street in October. The entire project would cost about $300 million.

However, she said work would begin next month to widen footpaths along York and Margaret streets in preparation for the closure of the Kent Street tunnel in October. One eastbound traffic lane would also be removed from Margaret Street.
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The new infrastructure is designed to let people walk from Wynyard Station to Barangaroo in six minutes.

Between 6000 and 8000 people use the Kent Street tunnel every hour. The new Wynyard walkway is designed to carry up to 20,000 people an hour.

''Demand for pedestrian access in the area between Wynyard Station, the western CBD and the waterfront will only increase as the Barangaroo development comes online and the area continues to develop,'' Ms Berejiklian said.

''There will be a period of adjustment and these works may cause some inconvenience and disruption for transport customers and others who use the western side of the Wynyard precinct to catch a bus or train.''

A new entrance to Wynyard Station, called the ''Clarence Street portal'', will provide direct access to the station.

Ms Berejiklian said the government was going through strategic planning for the introduction of light rail along George Street and to the universities of NSW and Sydney. The government is expecting to receive a draft report on the proposals by the middle of the year.

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300 million !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheesh it must be literally plated in gold

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Tunnelling under a dense city environment and above a complex multi-level underground station. Brown-field construction at its messiest & most expensive.