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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sage Swinton

Biodiversity and light rail in push for inner city bypass

A dead kangaroo spotted on Newcastle Road, Jesmond this month. Picture by Simone De Peak

Newcastle's Labor councillors are calling on the state government to earmark a corridor for active transport, buses and light rail and to minimise biodiversity and habitat losses in the Newcastle Inner City Bypass project.

The seven Labor councillors have lodged a notice of motion to the June 27 council meeting seeking "urgent" attention to the issues, as work continues on the final stage of the bypass.

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