Revealed: The secret plan to turn this Sydney airport into housing, extend metro
Plans are being explored to redevelop Bankstown Airport into a mini-city with 30,000 homes. The proposal includes extending the metro line to service the new development. While some government officials support the idea, the federal government has downplayed it, emphasizing the airport's aviation role.
- ▪Bankstown Airport would be redeveloped into a mini-city of 30,000 homes under plans by Aware Super.
- ▪The proposal involves extending the Bankstown metro line by at least one stop to service the area currently occupied by the airport.
- ▪Some senior figures in the NSW government are aware of and actively supporting the redevelopment idea.
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