{"id":1565,"date":"2019-02-15T01:55:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T01:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2019-02-15T01:55:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T01:55:53","slug":"daley-ignores-the-experts-and-sydney-commuters-suffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/02\/15\/daley-ignores-the-experts-and-sydney-commuters-suffer\/","title":{"rendered":"DALEY IGNORES THE EXPERTS AND SYDNEY COMMUTERS SUFFER"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance condemned Labor\u2019s plan to cancel the Sydenham to Bankstown Metro upgrade following revelations today that Infrastructure Australia has ranked the project as a \u201chigh priority\u201d for NSW.
\nLabor\u2019s cancellation plan will stop rail improvements across the Sydney Trains network, affecting hundreds of thousands of people on seven different lines.
\n\u201cThis is yet more evidence that Labor\u2019s plan to axe infrastructure projects will take NSW backwards.
\n\u201cLabor\u2019s only infrastructure plan is to cancel projects. Under Labor there would be no F6 Extension, no Western Harbour Tunnel and no Sydenham to Bankstown Metro rail upgrade,\u201d Mr Constance said.
\n\u201cLabor\u2019s reckless decision to axe Sydney Metro Southwest will deny hundreds of thousands of commuters from Sydney\u2019s South, Southwest, South Coast and Southern Highlands faster and more frequent services.
\nThe desperately needed upgrade, which the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government will deliver, removes the bottleneck that prevents increases in services on the T1 Western Line, the T2 Inner West & Leppington Line, T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line and T8 Airport and South Line.
\n\u201cWe have seen a huge uplift in the number of train services across the train network under the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government, with record levels of investment in service numbers and new trains to deliver them,\u201d Mr Constance said.
\n\u201cLabor\u2019s recent metro announcement on Monday said they would make all investment decisions based on the advice of Infrastructure NSW and Infrastructure Australia. Yet Labor is already ignoring the experts by pushing ahead with their commitment to cancelling the Sydenham to Bankstown Metro upgrade.
\n\u201cOur rail network is over 100 years old and it needs continued investment to meet the needs of the people of NSW.
\n\u201cThat is why the Metro City and Southwest project is a critical investment allowing us to upgrade services across the network. By cancelling this project, Labor is ruling out service upgrades for decades to come.
\n\u201cThe critical need for this project is further justified in Infrastructure Australia\u2019s latest report released today, which lists Sydney Metro City and Southwest in the top three high priority projects.
\n\u201cMichael Daley is a L-plate leader of a L-plate party which isn\u2019t listening to the needs of the state or its people.\u201d
\nLabor\u2019s plan to cancel the Metro City and Southwest project would see:<\/p>\n