The Western Harbour Tunnel project will require the dredging of hundreds of thousands of cubic metres of spoil, which will be temporarily stored at White Bay before being trucked for disposal. The documents also detail plans to use a new metro line, light rail and buses to provide public transport to the Bays Precinct. Subject to a business case, a station for the Sydney Metro West rail line is proposed near the old White Bay Power Station. The team working on Sydney Metro has also investigated the possibility of a bus interchange at the Bays Precinct. An increase in trucks from transport projects is expected to put pressure on already congested roads. Credit:Louise Kennerley The documents outline plans to investigate a spur, or “loop line”, for the Inner West Light Rail via stops at the White Bay Power Station and Glebe Island.

And they raise the need to reserve a corridor for the light-rail spur in the contract documents for the third stage of WestConnex. The feasibility of a light-rail extension will be outlined in the business case for the Bays Precinct redevelopment. Loading Transport for NSW said there were “no current proposals” to extend the light-rail line to the Bays Precinct, and that the potential location of the metro train station was still under consideration to “ensure it meets the needs of our future customers and technical requirements”. The lead transport agency said it was working with government agencies to plan for the management of construction effects from projects near the Bays Precinct, should they be approved. “Co-ordinated plans will be developed to mitigate construction impacts like noise, dust, change to amenity and impacts to the road and transport network,” it said.