Illawarra Labor MPs say solutions to South Coast Line congestion, outlined in a newly-released NSW government report, won’t come as a surprise to commuters.
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The documents, revealed by Fairfax Media, have reignited the Opposition’s push to have the stalled Maldon-Dombarton rail line completed.
“If you untangle freight and passenger movements you get a much better outcome,” Cunningham MP Sharon Bird said, adding South Coast Line delays often related to freight movements.
“To see this put in a document … just leaves me with the question about why they [the NSW government] are so completely wedded to new toll roads.”
Keira MP Ryan Park called for bipartisan action and investment “sooner rather than later”.
“We don’t need any more leaked reports, we’re not about politicising this,” Mr Park said.
“The time for excuses on completing the Maldon-Dombarton rail line has been exposed as absolutely hollow.”
This month marks 10 years since ‘The Great Freight Task’ report was tabled.
The report canvassed, for the first time, the potential of the Maldon-Dombarton line
The 35km freight link was mothballed by the Greiner Liberal government in 1988.
Andrew Pearson
Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.
Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.
