{"id":7242,"date":"2020-07-10T01:06:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T01:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=7242"},"modified":"2020-07-10T01:06:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T01:06:12","slug":"new-vision-for-north-sydney-cbd-to-become-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/07\/10\/new-vision-for-north-sydney-cbd-to-become-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW VISION FOR NORTH SYDNEY CBD TO BECOME REALITY"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new Sydney Metro station, more public space and a new office tower are one step closer for North Sydney residents and workers, with the NSW Government today giving the green light to build the Victoria Cross over station development.
\nThe project includes construction of a 42-storey commercial office tower, a new community hub, a pedestrian link from the station plaza to Denison Street and almost 1,300 square metres of new public open space.
\nMinister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes and Minister for Transport Andrew Constance today inspected Victoria Cross Metro Station\u2019s underground railway site, including the largest rail cavern in Australia at 265 metres long, 25 metres wide and 20 metres high.
\nA $476 million contract was awarded to Lendlease in 2018 to deliver Sydney Metro\u2019s Victoria Cross Station and the landmark building above it.
\nWith more than 357,000 tonnes of crushed rock removed, excavation of the Metro and service tunnels is now complete, and the cavern and these tunnels are being lined with concrete.
\nMr Stokes said the project will combine world-class public transport infrastructure with a connected community hub in the heart of the North Sydney CBD.
\n\u201cThe integrated station development at the new Victoria Cross Metro Station will double the available public open space near the tower and create a continuous \u2018civic green spine\u2019 along Miller Street, with landscaped terraces, outdoor dining, casual seating areas and pedestrian paths,\u201d Mr Stokes said.
\n\u201cNorth Sydney is already a strong commercial hub for Greater Sydney and this project will provide a much-needed boost, injecting $315 million into the economy and creating between 400-600 construction jobs to deliver the over station development.\u201d
\nMr Constance said the integrated development will provide better connectivity for a growing part of the city.
\n\u201cThis tower will provide space for more than 4,000 office workers on top of a world-class public transport system, which is not only transforming our city\u2019s public transport network, it\u2019s transforming the areas around it,\u201d Mr Constance said.
\n\u201cThis project is a great example of the NSW Government\u2019s commitment to ensure our communities have access to great public transport infrastructure regardless of where they live, work or play.\u201d
\nWith tunnelling complete and remaining excavation underway, station fit-out works on the Victoria Cross Metro Station are scheduled to commence in early 2021, with the tower expected to be completed by mid-2024.
\nThe Victoria Cross Metro over station development is one of 19 projects included in Tranche 3 of the NSW Government\u2019s Planning System Acceleration Program that is fast-tracking planning assessments to keep people in jobs and the economy moving during the COVID-19 crisis. To date, the program has created opportunities for more than\u00a025,000 jobs\u00a0and\u00a0injected more than $13 billion\u00a0worth of investment into the NSW economy.
\nFor more information\u00a0visit:\u00a0https:\/\/www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au\/major-projects\/project\/11051<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new Sydney Metro station, more public space and a new office tower are one step closer for North Sydney residents and workers, with the NSW Government today giving the green light to build the Victoria Cross over station development. The project includes construction of a 42-storey commercial office tower, a new community hub, a … Continue reading “NEW VISION FOR NORTH SYDNEY CBD TO BECOME REALITY”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7242\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}