NSW government has to prove $3B light rail was ‘necessary’, class action says

Trials 2022-12-07 4:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

Closing a class action trial over Sydney’s $3 billion light rail, a lawyer for 3,500 small businesses told a judge Wednesday the NSW government had to show that building the tram network was a “reasonably necessary” addition to the city’s transport options.