It’s the first of six new city metro stations to be fully completed, with the other five expected to be finished soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This is a striking station with a design that honours Aboriginal heritage and pays homage to Waterloo’s history,” Transport Minister Jo Haylen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More housing included<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The station is situated within the Waterloo Metro Quarter, comprised of three towers and two mid-rise buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The development will include private and social housing, as well as retail and public space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The government also announced the topping out of one of the nine-storey towers in that precinct, which will offer 70 social homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Waterloo Estate is one of the state’s largest ever social housing renewals,” Housing Minister Rose Jackson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “This is a significant step forward in addressing the injustices of the former government, and ensuring our commitment to providing more homes for those who need them most.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The construction of the metro network has not come without major hiccups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last year the City and Southwest Metro project, which the Waterloo station is apart of, was about $9 billion over its original budget and at least a year behind schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first section of the line from Chatswood to Sydenham is still on track to open this year, but the part of the project which requires a conversion of the existing T3 heavy rail line to Bankstown has proved difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 13-kilometre stretch of line needs to be converted in order to carry driverless trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sydney Metro officials blamed delays on rolling industrial action by rail workers, wet weather and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sydney Metro said during the industrial action, striking workers refused to shut off the electricity along the line, preventing contractors from accessing existing tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n It was billed as Australia’s biggest public transport project but is the promise of four metro lines for Sydney just a pipe dream? Here’s how the project began, the hurdles it’s faced and where it’s up to now.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nDelays on City and Southwest line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Sydney’s metro mayhem \u2014 what’s gone wrong?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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