Berejiklian government says they now face tough choices. Because they want to build a 14-kilometer tunnel linking the northern beach to the western part of the city, they need to choose between buying more homes and annexing golf courses.
Road director Melinda Pavey said when he turned the Balgowlah golf course into a tunnel, he said the 14 billion-yuan tunnel had to be pushed to the surrounding house or removed.
"Real estate acquisitions have actually fallen sharply," she said.
Government will buy 37 properties, including 22 homes, which are used for connecting tunnels between West Harbour and beaches, after government plans to acquire 71 properties.
About half of the Cammeray Golf course will also be used to build tunnels.
New state government confirmed Thursday that large-scale tunnel construction will begin in 2020 and open by 2026, the Herald reported.
While not detailing how government will fund the project, Governor Gladys Berejiklian said the tunnel would charge drivers a toll. But she insisted it was too early to say how high the tolls would be or whether they would be levied on other major roads.
"I have told you frankly that tolls will be charged," she said. But the exact amount of these tolls, we need to do further work. "
The Herald has revealed that new state government has been considering charging drivers at Sydney Harbour Bridge and Port Tunnel to help pay for the new highway tunnel.
The documents also show that drivers will be charged a toll of 8 yuan for one-way walk through the entire tunnel.
Berejiklian confirmed that government was still considering charging for northbound lanes on the port bridge.
"if I say we don't think about it, then I'm not honest. We are considering these options, "she said."
Asked why drivers using other roads should be charged tolls to help finance the tunnel, Berejiklian said: "the reality is, if we want to build so many projects to ease traffic congestion, unfortunately, Tolls are part of these projects. "
This year's state budget allocated nearly $ five hundred and fifty nine million nine hundred and ninety nine thousand nine hundred and ninety nine to fund early-stage projects before deciding on the final form of road projects.
The environmental impact report of the project will not be published until next year.