Exclusive: The Cahill Expressway would be removed in two stages under a new plan pitched by the City of Sydney, as the state government considers turning the maligned freeway into a pedestrian 'high line” | michaelkoziol
The Cahill Expressway would be removed in two stages – first the road, then the railway in another 20 or 30 years – under a new plan pitched by the City of Sydney, as the state government considers turning the maligned freeway into a pedestrian “high line”.’s Infrastructure Summit on Wednesday to call on the government to scrap the high line idea and commit to tearing down the expressway as soon as the Western Harbour Tunnel is completed.
“I would argue that this is a much better solution than a high line which could stifle the removal of the Cahill Expressway and postpone our vision for decades more.” Bates Smart director Philip Vivian acknowledged removing the freeway would be more expensive and time-consuming than the high line proposal, but said it was worth the money to “get it right now, so that we are not having the same conversation in 50 years’ time”.Vivian said the high line was “short-term thinking” and would not be enough to seriously change the way Circular Quay was perceived by domestic and international visitors.
The future of Circular Quay is being debated at the highest levels of the state government before the June budget, which is expected to contain an investment decision on the long-awaited quay renewal project. Premier Dominic Perrottet has been an enthusiast for a New York-style high line, and enacted a trial of sorts by closing the road to cars in January for the six-day musical festival ELEVATE.
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