The City of Canada Bay Council with Inner West, City of Sydney, Burwood and Strathfield Councils agreed to urge the New South Wales Government to adopt a new solution for Parramatta LRT system that will transform Parramatta Road, a historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney.
The Council is backing calls in the Parramatta Road Light Rail Opportunities Study to preserve a centre running transit corridor on the Road and install a Guided Electric Transit System (GETS).
The Study, commissioned by Inner West and Canada Bay Councils, has highlighted that a centre running GETS is a modern, medium cost solution that could be in place from day one of the operation of WestConnex Stage 3 – opening up public transport options for the future and acting as a catalyst for the revitalisation of Parramatta Rd.
According to the study, a Guided Electric Transit System can be operational at an estimated cost of USD 153 million compared to the State Government’s proposal for a Rapid Bus Transit system at an estimated cost of USD 100 million.
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