local - 2026-05-25

Council Demands Metro Rail and Major Transport Overhaul for Northern Beaches

Northern Beaches Council submits to Transport for NSW review, calling for Metro rail, bus priority lanes and grade-separated cycleways to address the peninsula's chronic congestion

For decades, Northern Beaches residents have endured some of Sydney's most frustrating commutes — a reality that Northern Beaches Council is now pushing the NSW Government to urgently address. In a formal submission to Transport for NSW (TfNSW) as part of the Northern Beaches Network Review, Council has outlined a sweeping set of transport priorities that go well beyond the scope of the current review, calling for transformative long-term investment in the region's road and public transport infrastructure.

For decades, Northern Beaches residents have endured some of Sydney's most frustrating commutes — a reality that Northern Beaches Council is now pushing the NSW Government to urgently address. In a formal submission to Transport for NSW (TfNSW) as part of the Northern Beaches Network Review, Council has outlined a sweeping set of transport priorities that go well beyond the scope of the current review, calling for transformative long-term investment in the region's road and public transport infrastructure. At the heart of Council's submission is a call for serious investigation of a mass transit solution — specifically, a Metro rail line extending to Dee Why and Brookvale. The Northern Beaches is one of Sydney's most populous regions without a heavy or metro rail connection, and Council argues that the state government's ongoing push to increase housing density across the peninsula makes the absence of such infrastructure increasingly untenable. Mayor Sue Heins did not mince words in her assessment of the current situation. "Over many years, Northern Beaches residents have been promised traffic and transport solutions, and while we welcome improvements like the introduction of...