THE state government has used its last budget before the 2019 election to crow about its infrastructure delivery and asset recycling, in a pitch it hopes will woo Western Sydney voters.
A number of ongoing and new measures were announced on June 19, when the Treasurer Dominic Perrottet handed down his second budget, announcing spending of $51.2 billion over four years to 2021-22.
"This is a budget that puts people first. It builds for tomorrow but delivers today," said Mr Perrottet.
One of the highlights is the new Sydney Metro West project, a rail link between Parramatta and the CBD.
The project will see the link go via Olympic Park and the Bays precinct, and will include an undergrond interchange connected to the T1 Western Line at Westmead or Parramatta for commuters to switch between trainers.
The government said it was conducting geotechnical work for the business case, and it has reserved $3 billion from the Restart NSW fund for early works, land acquisition and tunneling, with another $28.1 million allocated for the business case.
Rail also features again, with the already announced North-South Rail link, which will see a rail line built between Schofields and Leppington via the Western Sydney Airport.
The first stage of the project is a rail line between St Marys and the Western Sydney Airport.
The porject is part of the Western Sydney City Deal, a joint federal, state and local project
The governemnt will spend $3.6 billion over 10 years as part of its Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan.
The plan will include: the widening of Bringelly Road between Camden Valley Way and The Northern Road; upgrading of The Northern Road; the M12 link between the M7 and the new Western Sydney Airport; an upgrade to Werrington Arterial Road inlcuding new ramps onto the M4; an upgrade of the Great Western Highway at Glenbrook; and, an upgrade of Smithfield Road to make it a four lane dual-carriageway.
The government also announced that it would begin planning for a third crossing of the Hawkesbury River between Richmond and North Richmond.
The government also expects the Sydney Metro Northwest project to completed in early 2019.
The driverless rail link will connect Rouse Hill with Chatswood via Macquarie Park, and will eventually be connected to the Sydney metro City and Southwest rail links as well.
