Transport officials stumble on north shore road changes ‘on developer’s website’
Transport for NSW officials discovered that a major road redevelopment plan, including a new intersection, was being promoted on a private developer's website before the agency had been formally notified. The agency has since demanded evidence of safety and feasibility before approving the proposal.
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This highlights potential transparency and communication failures between local councils, private developers, and state regulatory bodies regarding public infrastructure.
— 6:22am , first published 4:00am
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Share A A A In March this year, as the state’s transport officials were weighing a Sydney council’s proposal to close three roads and sell them to a billionaire property developer, they stumbled upon a webpage that stopped them in their tracks.
The developer, Iris Capital, had launched a slick promotional website to consult the community about its plans for the multimillion-dollar redevelopment of St Ives Shopping Village.
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