Inner west residents and mayors are set to voice their frustrations ongoing congestion around Rozelle at an upper house inquiry on Wednesday.
A Sydney mayor says it has become obvious from meeting with NSW transport bureaucrats that they have no plans to properly fix chronic congestion on Victoria Road caused by the Rozelle interchange.
Megna said it appeared inevitable that the council would bear responsibility and the cost of trying to allay the problems the interchange had caused. Megna also warned that “rat-running” is causing bumper-to-bumper traffic on streets north and south of Victoria Road and east and west of Lyons Street.Roads Minister John Graham said he welcomed the scrutiny the inquiry would bring to the planning, design and delivery of the project.“Transport for NSW has worked hard to make changes, including new lanes and traffic light phasing to keep local traffic moving in the most efficient way possible post-opening.
“Transport for NSW have done what they can to squeeze as much traffic as possible through a very constrained system, but it’s clear we need some more bold solutions and the political will to implement them,” she said.Transurban, which operates WestConnex, acknowledged the congestion on surface roads near the interchange but said its opening had led to faster trips for motorists travelling between the CBD and Sydney’s west and south-west.
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