The LG8 has welcomed the NSW Government’s commitment of $6.8 billion to the South Coast Rail Plan.
The group representing the Councils of the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, the Southern Highlands and the Macarthur Region, describing it as ‘a critical step’ to electrify the Kiama to Bomaderry service and double tracks at key bottlenecks.
Chair of the LG8 Committee of Mayors, Lord Mayor of Wollongong Councillor Tania Brown, indicated that the investment would help at numerous levels.
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