‘Shortsighted in the extreme’: Clover Moore rails against NSW government’s Metro West decision

Sydney lord mayor labels failure to include CBD to Zetland stations in Metro West project ‘deeply disappointing’

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Sydney’s lord mayor has blasted the New South Wales government for adding stations to a key metro line in the western suburbs but failing to extend the route eastwards through the city.

On Wednesday, the government announced it would build up to two new stations on the Metro West line between Olympic Park and Parramatta, and likely move the Rosehill racecourse to make way for tens of thousands of new homes.

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