Transport for New South Wales announced that the planning for stage 2 of Sydney Metro was approved by the government. The approval is for the Chatswood to Sydenham section of the project.
Planning approval includes the delivery of 16.5 km of new metro rail between Chatswood and Sydenham, including 15.5 km of new twin railway tunnels under Sydney Harbour and the Sydney CBD and seven new metro railway stations at Crows Nest, Victoria Cross (North Sydney), Barangaroo, Martin Place, Pitt St, Central (new underground platforms), and Waterloo. Among the conditions imposed with the approval is that greenhouse emissions by electricity consumed by the metro’s operation must be fully offset.
Two consortia are competing to build the new twin tunnels, with the contract expected to be awarded around the middle of this year.
More than 300 submissions were received during six weeks of public consultation last year on the Environmental Impact Statement for the Chatswood to Sydenham section.
The stage 2 of Sydney Metro starts at Chatswood, and travels beneath Sydney Harbour, through the CBD to Sydenham and on to Bankstown.
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