More slices of the award-winning inner-city Sydney Park will be carved off to make way for the WestConnex motorway and surrounding roads.

The state government has already said it would reclaim long-reserved corridors on the edges of the park to build wider roads near the WestConnex interchange planned for St Peters.

"It's like cutting into our backyard," says local resident Bethany Woollatt. One of the areas to be acquired is adjacent to the popular wetlands area. Credit:Dallas Kilponen

But the government wrote to City of Sydney Council late last year saying it intended to compulsorily acquire other sections of the park.

The development is sure to inflame tensions in the area, where affection for the park is strong – as is opposition to the $16.8 billion motorway.