Metronet
Designs for long-awaited Byford train station revealed
The station forms part of the $797 million Byford rail extension Metronet project.
- by Hamish Hastie
Latest
18-month closure: Armadale line shutdown date announced
The line will be closed for 18 months with a third of commuters telling WAtoday they planned to drive into work during the disruption and pray for a car park.
- by Sarah Brookes
No pain, no gain? Metronet’s mind-boggling disruption to Perth commuters
Across Perth, Metronet is powering ahead. But with cost blowouts, rail shutdowns and added congestion on the roads has the public been sold a pup?
- by Sarah Brookes
Sprawling Perth needs ‘Barcelona’ suburbs – but Metronet’s not the answer
An influential industry body has identified five Perth suburbs as prime locations for transformative development near public transport, defying government logic.
- by Sarah Brookes
‘We like to win’: Saffioti and Hastie go head-to-head over Lakelands station
In a Metronet budget estimates hearing on Wednesday Saffioti accused Hastie of misquoting her in a release that said she described the former Coalition government’s commitment to the project as “embarrassing” and “out of tune”.
- by Hamish Hastie
Free public transport, $250m electric bus fleet promised in WA budget
Public transport will be free for all WA SmartRider holders on the first Sunday of each month in a state budget boon that also includes a new fleet of electric buses.
- by Alex Condon
Contractors in blame game over delay-marred Airport Link
The construction of Perth’s $1.86 billion Airport Link was plagued by design faults and delays. The scuffle over who’s at fault is only just beginning.
- by Jesinta Burton
PM, Premier open ‘historic’ $1.86 billion Metronet airport rail line
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Perth to officially open the city’s first new rail line in almost 15 years.
- by Alex Condon
Updated
Public transport
Long-delayed $1.9b Forrestfield-Airport rail link to open in October
The project has been marred by workplace accidents and two years of construction delays, but will start running in under two months.
- by Peter de Kruijff
Opinion
Big Perth
Perth is already the world’s longest city, and we’ve dropped the ball on sprawl
Our city already stretches 150 kilometres, it is sprawling at a greater rate than it was in 2013 and at this rate, Bunbury will soon be its southernmost suburb.
- by Brad Pettitt
Record $33.9b for infrastructure projects as Premier plays down construction costs
Despite major issues in global supply chains, material and labour costs, only a handful of projects are expected to have cost increases in the budget papers.
- by Peter de Kruijff