The NSW government has proposed a new Metro railway station at either Waterloo or the University of Sydney as part of the Sydney Metro City and Southwest rail project which was formerly known as Sydney Rapid Transit.
Once a final decision is made the government says it will work together with the community and other stakeholders to deliver an integrated transport solution.
With a decision on the preferred station imminent, Urban Growth, the planning authority responsible for the Central to Eveleigh project, sees benefits in both options. Troy Daly, Project Director for Urban Growth, says: “If Waterloo is chosen for the new station, we could renew public housing in the area with a mix of affordable housing choices.
“Waterloo is within the study area of the Central to Eveleigh project and will affect a large area of government-owned land that has public housing.”
REDWatch spokesperson, Geoffrey Turnbull, says plans for a station at Waterloo seem to be centred on Regent Street, south of Raglan Street adjacent to the Waterloo public housing estate.
Mr Turnbull says Urban Growth is justifying the Waterloo option on the basis that it would enable a substantial increase in housing density on existing public housing land.
“They are claiming that if you put a station there you can put in a lot of new housing development and service a lot more people around Waterloo and Green Square.”
Transport Minister, Andrew Constance, is encouraging community feedback as part of the early planning process and invites residents to make submissions on the project until July 17. A Transport for NSW information Centre will be open weekdays between 9am and 5pm at 388 George Street, Sydney.
A project overview document has been prepared to help with community feedback. Submissions can be emailed to sydneymetro@transport.nsw.gov.au, or sent by post to Sydney Metro City & Southwest, PO Box K659, Haymarket, NSW 1240.
