Sydney commuters brace for a year of headaches as the state government begins major trackwork that will affect every line on the network starting today. MORE DETAILS: eeRamsay 9News
train commuters have been warned of a "year or more of pain" as the government fast-tracks a major $97 million maintenance blitz.
The blitz was prompted by a major review into the system, which found a huge maintenance backlog led to equipment failures causing major shutdowns. Commuters will be most affected on the weekends, with significant work to be completed on every line across theTransport Minister Jo Haylen said it was the "biggest coordinated program of rail maintenance" ever undertaken in Sydney."People have lost faith in the system. They've been burnt too many times. We simply must take this on and get it done. Continuing system failures and meltdowns are not an option.
The network has been plagued with a series of failures over the past several years, including three in March this year alone.
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