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It is more cost effective and less disruptive to build the entire light rail line at the same time - rather than splitting the project in two. Building just the Anzac Parade section - and delaying construction on the CBD portion - would create a range of issues including:
- Increasing congestion around Central as thousands of people would need to disembark from light rail to transfer to buses or heavy rail
- Forcing commuters from suburbs such as Coogee, Maroubra and Malabar to use three services to reach the CBD, compared to the direct bus they can catch today.
- Attracting just 55 per cent of the patronage of the full option from Circular Quay to the University of NSW
- Having no benefit on improving bus congestion or CBD amenity
- Providing little benefit for business to business, tourist or retail markets.
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