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Investors - FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 receives planning approval in Australia

by Kali Persall

Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2, one of the New South Wales (NSW) Government’s latest major infrastructure projects being delivered to serve a growing Sydney, is moving forward, with planning approval having been secured for the megaproject.

It comes after the NSW Government invested A$200 million ($131 million) to expedite the project’s planning processes so construction can begin soon.

Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 will connect Parramatta CBD to Sydney Olympic Park via the growing communities of Camellia, Rydalmere, Ermington, Melrose Park and Wentworth Point. The project will link communities north and south of the Parramatta River directly to the Parramatta CBD, the Camellia Town Centre, as well as the booming sport, entertainment, education and employment hub at Sydney Olympic Park, and to the Carter Street Precinct.

The 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) extension will include 14 new light-rail stops that will provide passengers with a long-awaited public-transport

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