Fiona Martin (Reid, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Speaking of governments getting things done, I am pleased to announce that the M4-M5 Link Tunnels final breakthrough event went ahead last month. I joined the Prime Minister; the New South Wales Premier, Dominic Perrottet; the Minister for , Paul Fletcher; the CEO of Transurban, Scott Charlton; and the CEO of WestConnex, Andrew Head, at the event, which marked a major construction milestone in Australia's largest road infrastructure project. This project is changing the lives of thousands of people, bypassing dozens of sets of traffic lights and allowing an uninterrupted drive from the Blue Mountains to the city. This $16.8 billion project has seen us cutting travel times and supporting thousands of families with work in Sydney and across Australia, where we're reopening after the COVID-19 lockdowns. When opened to traffic in 2023, the M4-M5 Link Tunnels and the Rozelle Interchange will complete the WestConnex project, providing improved links between key employment hubs and local communities. This project is going to make incredible and significant changes to the lives of the people in Reid. Trucks will be taken off Parramatta Road, which is a very busy road in Reid. The improved traffic flow will help lots of families in Reid to get home safe and faster, to be together, so we welcome this new project. Congratulations to the government on getting this done.

Sharon Claydon (Newcastle, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In accordance with standing order 43, the time for members' statements has concluded.