Letter | Counting the cost of Blue Mountains tunnels

By Peter Thornton
April 17 2018 - 6:00pm
WAIT: Breaking down the cost, and considering the population in the Central West, it seems unlikely that tunnels will be built through the Blue Mountains any time soon.
WAIT: Breaking down the cost, and considering the population in the Central West, it seems unlikely that tunnels will be built through the Blue Mountains any time soon.

THERE is no doubt that John Eccles is right (“We need vision to open the Central West to Sydney”, Friday, April 13) when he says his concept of twin tunnels under the Blue Mountains would cost billions of dollars – the same applies to the difficult terrain on the major transport corridors to the north, south and south-west of Sydney.

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