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The Western Sydney Airport site is now officially ready for construction to begin. The last building on the 1780 hectare site was cleared today and early earthworks will start before the end of the year. Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities Paul Fletcher visited the site this morning to announce this next phase. Today also marks the beginning of work to relocate more than three kilometres of aboveground high-voltage power lines. The lines will be moved to an underground cable route wholly located at the airport site. The relocation must take place before the rest of construction works can begin, including the removal of 22 million cubic metres of earth. The airport is set to be open in 2026. In the first few years of operation Western Sydney Airport is expected to see three to four million passengers, growing to 10 million in the years after.

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Construction ready to begin at Western Sydney Airport