​FOUR women have been arrested in a WestConnex motorway protest after they occupied a house set for demolition.

The women refused to leave the house in Chandos St in Ashfield as part of a civil disobedience campaign aimed at stopping the M4 East motorway being built in the inner west.

A spokeswoman for the group the “Women Against WestConnex” said the protest was aimed at highlighting the detrimental impact the project would have on women and communities.

media_camera The women occupy the house slated for demolition before police turned up.

media_camera One of the women is arrested and carried from the house.

The four women were arrested and taken to Burwood Police Station for processing.

The project is facing community opposition for a range of reasons including compulsory acquisition of houses, heritage destruction and traffic congestion.

“The protesters are particularly concerned about the huge amount of public funds being put towards the project which currently sits at $16.8 billion and counting.”

media_camera Another protester is carried out by police after refusing to leave a house due for demolition.

One of the protesters, Adrienne Shilling said the money should be invested in public transport.

“Women are disproportionately affected by lack of access to public transport.”

The protest comes as campaigners call for a $300 million federal grant and a $2 billion federal concessional to be frozen until the results of the an audit are released in January.

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media_camera One of four woman arrested over the occupation of a house as Ashfield.

The occupation is one in a series of protests held in houses in the Haberfield/Ashfield area.

The four other inner west residents will attend Burwood local court on Thursday to face trespass charges for a similar protest.

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