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In defence of Sydney's Westconnex Motorway : Comments

By John Muscat, published 8/11/2017

The acrimonious battle over Australia's largest motorway may be a case study in how class conflict plays out across the 'post-industrial' metropolis.

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Nothing in this gas guzzling/gridlock diatribe to recommend it!

If anyone thinks commuting is a problem? How about the poor wretches trying to earn their daily bread as delivery drivers, forced to spend unnecessary hours and fuel in this nearly permanent traffic jam!

He clearly has an doctrinal aversion to trains! As they would likely eat into the profits of inordinately expensive toll road and tunnels!

Time to put this toll road enthusiast back in the asylum he all too clearly escaped from, along with his demonstrably demented drivel?

Trains are far and away the most efficient, safest, economical form of transport and a good urban commuter line underneath that road, will undoubtedly cost more in the short term! But, vastly less in the long run!

Moreover, the introduction of WIFI, would allow all those using them to use the dramatically reduced commute time productively, thereby saving the economy the billions gridlock now costs it!

This is just more of the how do the rich avoid paying a fair share of our common tax burden, which once meant affordable toll free roads, houses and better less stress riddled, driven lifestyles.

Changes to tax laws and regional reductions, could mean the employment will move the other way? Thus allowing unused/under utilised amenity and areas to soak up this bulging at the seams, stack and rack em, population pressure!?

Q: How does one know when a toll road enthusiast is on the level?
A: He dibbles equally out of both sides of the mouth!
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Wednesday, 8 November 2017 10:15:35 AM
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What was needed was a tunnel to directly link the M4 to the port and airport.
Instead Sydney's getting Westconnex: an indirect road far more susceptible to peak hour congestion.

It's an incredibly stupid decision, though not the dumbest transport infrastructure decision in Sydney - that dubious honour would have to be split between the decision to make the Sydney Metro incompatible with the existing railways and the decision to route it under the Harbour and to Chatswood rather than straight from Barrangaroo to Epping.
Posted by Aidan, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 12:51:47 PM
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