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Question and Answer Tracking Details

5918 - THE LOWER HUNTER FREIGHT RAIL BYPASS

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Transport, and Minister for the Hunter
  1. Has Transport for NSW identified the possible routes for the Lower Hunter freight rail bypass?
  2. When will the Government announce the preferred route for the Lower Hunter freight rail bypass?
  3. Will stakeholders, including residents and communitybusiness groups in the area, be consulted as to the preferred route?
  4. Will the eco-sensitivity of the possible routes influence the Government's choice of route?
Answer -

I am advised:

(1) A number of potential routes are being considered.

(2) When planning work is complete.

(3) Yes.

(4) Yes.


Question asked on 5 August 2014 (session 55-2) and to be printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 1
Answer received on 9 September 2014 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 1