Article: NSW: Relaying rail track won't set back line opening: Watkins


AAP General News (Australia)
02-27-2008
NSW: Relaying rail track won't set back line opening: Watkins

By Paul Carter

SYDNEY, Feb 27 AAP - The relaying of up to seven kilometres of a new Sydney railway
line is the result of "a small error", NSW Transport Minister John Watkins says.

More than half of the state government's 14km Epping-to-Chatswood rail line is to be
relaid after it was discovered rubber mats fixed between the rail and concrete footings
needed to be reglued.

Mr Watkins today downplayed the setback, saying the problem will not cost taxpayer
funds and will not delay the opening of the line next year.

"Like any major project, when you go back and look at it, you find ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!