https://www.stayinformed.com.au/get-the-real-facts-sydney-light-rail

Tony P

On Thursday, 19 April 2018 11:13:51 UTC+10, Richard Youl wrote:
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> https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/breaking-news/more-delays-for-sydneys-light-rail/news-story/a7d1414f67dc21da8beaa7f4ca932aee

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> More delays for Sydney's light rail

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> A 12-month delay to Sydney's troubled light rail project to the eastern

> suburbs is "unacceptable" and the contractor needs to "accelerate", the NSW

> Transport Minister says.

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> Light rail consortium ALTRAC has reportedly told the state government

> trams won't be operating until March 2020.

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> "Unfortunately, in this case, we have one sub-contractor who is playing

> the game and we are not interested in their games, we are interested in

> their work and they need to get on with it," Andrew Constance told ABC

> radio on Thursday.

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> "We want to see it (the project) delivered in 2019 as per the project

> deed. It is vital that ALTRAC accelerate and get on with their program. We

> have businesses and residents being hurt by their actions and inactions,"

> he later told 2GB.

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> Last week, Premier Gladys Berejiklian insisted it was her "intention" to

> have the light rail running some time in 2019, despite a messy contractual

> dispute and looming court battle.

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> A Spanish subcontractor responsible for building the project claims

> Transport for NSW engaged in "misleading or deceptive conduct" in relation

> to the contract for the 12-kilometre network from Circular Quay to

> Kingsford and Randwick.

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> In its statement of claim filed last Friday in the NSW Supreme Court, the

> company - Acciona Infrastructure Australia - is seeking more than $1.1

> billion for the loss and damage it says it's suffered.

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> The light rail, originally budgeted to cost $1.6 billion before a $500

> million blowout, was to be completed in 2018 before that deadline was

> pushed back to 2019.

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> The premier last week maintained the project was on track.

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> "People want to see the job completed on time and on budget - that's my

> intention."

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> However, Mr Constance was less confident about the project's completion

> date, saying while some zones were up to nine months behind schedule, the

> government did not know what the final completion date was as it was in the

> hands of ALTRAC.

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> Originally published as More delays for Sydney's light rail

> https://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/more-delays-for-sydneys-light-rail/news-story/a7d1414f67dc21da8beaa7f4ca932aee

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