The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, is facing increasing pressure from within his own party to commit to building Sydney’s Metro West rail line, as a federal Labor MP whose electorate stands to benefit from the rail line pleads for commitment to the project.
Andrew Charlton, the MP for the federal seat of Parramatta, said the project – for which tunnel boring and land acquisitions have already progressed – was essential given the projected growth of western Sydney.
