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Victoria Road Corridor – An APTNSW alternative to the RTA's "upgrade"

posted Tuesday 27 May 2008
Action for Public Transport has provided the Iemma Government with a more flexible, more efficient, low-cost alternative to the Roads & Traffic Authority's much publicised December 2007 plan to "upgrade" Victoria Road, Sydney's major arterial road to the North-West.

The APTNSW plan focuses on moving people. The RTA plan has been criticised for being overly concerned with moving vehicles.

A key feature of APTNSW's plan is the full exploitation of the proposed bus lanes, using high-capacity buses serving satellite car-bus (park-n-ride) interchanges on disused industrial sites in the Gladesville-Ryde area, and innovative fares. A new bridge over Iron Cove would not be required, at least in the short term. This would allow some breathing space and flexibility for planners to meet the needs of the corridor until the opening of the North West Metro railway in 2017.

APTNSW's plan would be much cheaper than the $150 million quoted for the RTA project. It would be managed by broad-skilled transit professionals with a proven record, not the RTA. According to APTNSW, the RTA's priority naturally leans toward keeping its road building staff fully employed in spending its $3 billion budget. Options within the APTNSW plan allow for a quick city turn-around for the peak hour bus fleet, bus lanes on Anzac Bridge, and future conversion to electric propulsion.



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