Residents are overwhelmingly opposed to a new road proposed by the City of Sydney from the WestConnex motorway off-ramp through the narrow streets of Erskineville. Andrew Chuter reports.
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The WestConnex tollway project continues to expand, despite widespread community objections to the consequences it will bring. These include increased traffic in the inner west of Sydney; environmental and pollution problems; forced acquisitions and destruction of heritage homes; associated increases in tolls for motorists; and the overall cost to the public — $16.8 billion and counting.