Push for PM to commit money to building $20b metro line to Sydney’s west – Sydney Morning Herald

Pressure is mounting on the Morrison government to commit money to help pay for the expected $20 billion-plus cost of a new metro train line from central Sydney to Parramatta. While federal Labor had promised $3 billion for Sydney Metro West prior to the election, the Coalition has not said whether it will commit any funding to the ambitious rail project. But Sydney Business Chamber's western Sydney director, David Borger, said the federal government needed to stump up for Metro West because the project was crucial to relieving congestion on roads and existing rail lines such as the T1 West...