Article: $100 million over four years to improve daily commute in Sydney

[ozbob]

From The Daily Telegraph click here!

$100 million over four years to improve daily commute in Sydney

$100 million over four years to improve daily commute in Sydney
Andrew Clennell
The Daily Telegraph
April 23, 2012 12:00AM

MORE than 35 bus, train and ferry interchanges across the state will be the first to benefit from a $100 million upgrading program in coming months.

These include more than $82 million of works on a new station to be built at Flinders in the Illawarra, a major upgrading at Cardiff station in Newcastle, upgraded interchanges at Fairfield and Sutherland, as well as an upgraded ferry wharf at Balmain. Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian will announce the first round of spending today after a review of transport facilities to find which transport stops should be repaired first.

"The first projects have been selected by Transport for NSW because they're much needed but also ready to go," Ms Berejiklian said.

"This is great news for train, bus and ferry customers who will notice interchange, station and wharf improvements every day they use them.

"More planning and design work will now occur to see which projects will come next."

Other works include improvements at stations at Dapto, Albion Park, Riverstone, Greta, Arncliffe, Auburn, Beecroft, Campsie, Epping, Normanhurst, Pennant Hills, Gerringong, Jannali, Scone, Singleton, Aberdeen, Wollongong, Quakers Hill, Rockdale and Punchbowl.

The $100 million infrastructure uprgading program will take four years to complete.