Sydney’s worst bus routes ‘predominantly’ located in western suburbs, report finds

A report found $10bn is needed over 40 years for bus services which carry 40% of NSW public transport passengers but receive just 2% of expenditure. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

A damning report into bus services in New South Wales says $10bn is needed over the next four decades to boost the network which has huge gaps in Sydney’s western suburbs where population growth is strongest.

The network was ill-equipped to meet the needs of an expanding Sydney, the latest report from the NSW Bus Industry Taskforce has found.