Light Rail Update. Major construction is underway on Stage 1 of the Parramatta Light Rail, with 100 per cent of track installed along the 12kilometre alignment and work underway on the light rail stops. The project will provide the people of Parramatta and the surrounding areas with a first-class transport system as well as support more than 5,000 local jobs. Stage 1 of the Parramatta Light Rail will connect Westmead to Carlingford via the Parramatta CBD and will interchange with trains, buses, ferries, Sydney Metro West, and Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 The NSW Government recently committed $602.4 million to proceed with Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2, with the project’s Environmental Impact Statement to be released for public comment by the end of the year. Construction of the Stage 2 project will begin with enabling works to deliver the vital bridge connection across the Parramatta River between Wentworth Point to Melrose Park.
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