Transport Minister Andrew Constance said the tunnel, which will run three lanes of traffic in each direction, would cut travel times between North Sydney and Olympic Park by up to 20 minutes.
“This city-shaping piece of infrastructure will deliver a vital boost to the NSW economy, with the tunnel and freeway upgrade, along with Beaches Link, expected to support around 15,000 full-time equivalent jobs,” Mr Constance said.
Planning Minister Rob Stokes said any trees removed need to be replaced at a ratio of two-to-one.
“Community feedback on the project has been valuable in helping understand and deliver positive changes to the design and plan, and we will continue to work closely with local communities as the project gets underway,” Mr Stokes said.
Sydney news: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian s office cleared of wrongdoing over document shredding
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The NSW Premier s office has been cleared of any wrongdoing for shredding official documents at the centre of pork-barrelling accusations.
The State Opposition referred Premier Gladys Berejiklian s office to the Information and Privacy Commission last year after a parliamentary inquiry heard staffers shredded official papers relating to a community grants program.
The documents outlined the approval of hundreds of millions of dollars in local government grants under the Stronger Communities Fund that were made in the lead-up to the 2019 state election.
COVID super strain may result in tougher travel restrictions Pre-flight testing could be among a raft of beefed-up measures facing travellers in a bid to protect Australia against a super strain of coronavirus.
Health by Kieran Rooney, Tamsin Rose and Alanah Frost 8th Jan 2021 6:39 AM Pre-flight testing for travellers and other beefed-up measures to protect against a super strain of coronavirus could begin as early as next week. National Cabinet will on Friday discuss the raft of measures recommended by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee to lock out the highly infectious variation spreading throughout the United Kingdom. A Queensland hotel quarantine cleaner was on Thursday confirmed to have been infected with the mutated virus, in what is Australia s first community case.