Call for a Parliamentary Inquiry into Sydney's Light Rail Project

Sydney's CBD/SE light rail project has become an unmitigated planning disaster, with a litany of tales about bad planning, budget overruns and poor goverance.

From the unnecessary felling of many of Sydney's most significant fig trees along Anzac Parade, to cost blow outs and construction delays, the latest media revelations highlights a project gone wrong.

Now the contractor and the government are in a legal battle, with a potential $1 Billion plus claim. In short, what should be the City's pride and joy is a planning disaster.

Recent news that the Appeal Panel of the NSW ...

Sydney's CBD/SE light rail project has become an unmitigated planning disaster, with a litany of tales about bad planning, budget overruns and poor goverance.

From the unnecessary felling of many of Sydney's most significant fig trees along Anzac Parade, to cost blow outs and construction delays, the latest media revelations highlights a project gone wrong.

Now the contractor and the government are in a legal battle, with a potential $1 Billion plus claim. In short, what should be the City's pride and joy is a planning disaster.

Recent news that the Appeal Panel of the NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal has blocked the release of key documents about the project is prompting further speculation.

Like the banks, the public has a right to know what went wrong so fiascos like this don't happen again. In response, we urge you to join the call for a Parliamentary Inquiry.

Simply use the sample template to the right, which you can personalise. Then share the campaign with your friends and colleagues and urge them to do the same.

Recent media: https://bit.ly/2Jgg0ZQ

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Join the call for a Parliamentary Inquiry into Sydney's CBD/SE light rail project. Simply send a message to Members in the NSW Upper House using the sample template below. Then share the campaign with your friends & colleagues and ask them to do the same.

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I write to you to express my concerns about Sydney's CBD/SE Light Rail Project and ask you to support the call for a full Parliamentary Inquiry into the project.

This follows the latest news in the Australian about a $200 Million cost for the dam next to Centennial Park: https://bit.ly/2k9oYNK

As you know, the controversial project has become an unmitigated disaster, with a litany of tales, from poor route design and bad planning to budget overruns and major goverance concerns.

These concerns include the awarding the project before the public exhibition period closed for a half a billion dollar Modification to the project.  These changes include changes to the length of the trams which had major implications for route's capacity as well as the route redesign along parts of Anzac Parade and Alison Road.   Critically the project was awarded before the application was assessed.

Now the Government and contractor are locked in a legal dispute with an end date to the project not known, and businesses and the public increasingly impacted by the delays.

In response, I urge you to support the call for a full Parliamentary Inquiry into the project.  Like the banks, we need to know what went wrong to address current concerns, and stop the same thing from happening again.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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