Western Sydney International
Why Sydney needs to bring back this abandoned ‘missing train link’ from the ’80s
The government has been urged to resuscitate a long-lost railway line from Port Kembla to south-west Sydney or risk wasting the potential of the city’s new airport.
- by Michael Koziol
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Warning over narrow roads near new Sydney airport
One of the world’s biggest shipping companies says the roads near Western Sydney International Airport cannot support the size of its planned freight operations.
- by Amelia McGuire
Planes will keep landing in hour before curfew ends if Sydney Airport gets its way
Australia’s largest airport wants to keep a rule that lets some international aircraft land in the hour before the overnight curfew lifts each morning.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Development
This man’s castle is his home, and an airport is ruining the serenity
Just like the plot of the beloved Australian movie The Castle, a lovingly built family home is under threat from encroaching development.
- by Julie Power
‘Away faster and home faster’: Inside the massive terminal at Sydney’s new airport
The terminal’s design is intended to ease “pain points” that passengers frequently experience at airports.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
It’s going to be faster to take a train to Sydney’s existing airport than a bus to the new one
Forecast journey times show it will take about an hour to travel on new bus services to Western Sydney Airport from nearby urban centres.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Cut-price road solution to avert ‘a runway surrounded by sheep paddocks’
The preference for “gold-plating” infrastructure has created a vicious cycle of delays at Western Sydney Airport, an inquiry has heard.
- by Michael Koziol
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Development
This Sydney backwater transformed into an industrial zone. But Ted has been left behind
While his neighbours near Sydney’s soon-to-be second airport have sold their properties for millions, Ted Pochodyla is trapped by an environmental ruling.
- by Michael McGowan
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Roads
Rozelle interchange chaos looms over new Sydney Airport motorway
Transport authorities will be desperate to avoid a repeat of the Rozelle travel chaos when the final part of the $2.6 billion motorway opens this year.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Motorway to Sydney’s new international airport hits another hurdle
Two major contracts for construction of the new M12 motorway to Western Sydney Airport have risen by almost $90 million, tender documents show.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
‘Ultimately flawed’: The problems with new Sydney Airport flight paths
Flight paths for Kingsford Smith will need to change to accommodate the second airport. See the new flight path map here.
- by Matt O'Sullivan