![]() Partly that is because the current construction boom is taking place after many years of neglect. Throw in another metro rail link from the central business district to Parramatta and a couple of new tram lines, and Sydney will be a city significantly transformed.īut even with the city’s capacity to move people about enhanced by the volume of construction and concrete, Sydney’s roads, trains and buses may still be struggling to cope in a decade’s time. The longest and most expensive metro rail project in the country? There’s the $20-billion-plus line under the city’s heart. In terms of length, the nine-kilometre NorthConnex will be close behind. What about the longest tunnel to drive through? That would be WestConnex as well, snaking through the west and inner western suburbs. The most expensive motorway in Australia? The $16.8 billion WestConnex. And it will have left the city with a string of superlatives. It will have demolished hundreds of homes, leaving many families seething at a painful and potentially unfair acquisition process. It will have created many kilometres of new roads and dozens of kilometres of rail. The construction program will have delivered tens of thousands of jobs to Sydney residents. Photos: Edwina Picklesīy 2026, the biggest wave of transport construction the city has seen for generations may well be petering out. Town Hall is projected to remain the CBD’s second busiest train station in 2026.
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