Re: SLR - Extension work proceeding and the RTL

["geoff dawson" <geoffrey.dawson@aph.gov.au>]

The idea of turning the light rail back towards Leichhardt Town Hall (Norton
St/Marion St) sounds rather strange. To reach that area from the city
Parramatta Rd is so much more direct. Surely it would be better to extend
light rail towards Abbotsford on Marion/Ramsay St (the former tramline). On
street running would be quite practical as this is not an area of great
traffic density (or wasn't the last time I was there, which admittedly was
some years ago).
Geoff

Matthew Geier wrote in message <8hki74$9ip$1@metro.ucc.usyd.edu.au>...
...> I also walked the route for 'Inner West, stage 2' to Norton St,
Leichhardt.
>This one is ambitious. Not only is there extensive street running,
>(William St from the former tram depot, turn into Norton St and run up
>the hill a few blocks to just short of Marion St), but the spot where
>they would turn off the goods line is down a deep cutting. They would
>have to cut a tunnel portal into the side of cutting just up from
>Balmain Rd and have a steep climb out of the cutting under the new City
West
>road to surface some where near the entrance to the Leichhardt
tram^H^H^H^Hbus
>depot to get to William St. This is possible as there is empty land beside
>the depot, but it would probably cost a lot more to build that extension
that
>the current 'stage 1' extension, due to the tunnel/ramp alone.
>