Sydney to get second airport, major roads package

Following the announcement of the US$2.4 billion project to build a long-awaited second airport for Sydney, Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has unveiled a US$3.27 billion roads package for western Sydney to provide the infrastructure that will make the airport work. The Commonwealth will contribute US$1.2 billion for the roads over the next four years, with total spending to increase to US$2.9 billion over eight years. New South Wales will contribute a further 20 per cent, bringing the total fundin
April 16, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Following the announcement of the US$2.4 billion project to build a long-awaited second airport for Sydney, Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has unveiled a US$3.27 billion roads package for western Sydney to provide the infrastructure that will make the airport work.

The Commonwealth will contribute US$1.2 billion for the roads over the next four years, with total spending to increase to US$2.9 billion over eight years. New South Wales will contribute a further 20 per cent, bringing the total funding to more than US$3 billion over the next decade.

The New South Wales government is also planning to preserve a rail corridor for an extension of the South West Rail Link to the airport.
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