Matt O'Sullivan is the Transport Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Sydney's motorways have become an even bigger money spinner for Australian toll road king Transurban, which is eagerly awaiting the chance to swoop on WestConnex if the Berejiklian government opts to sell.
If a sharp fall in the use of trains, buses and ferries last Friday is any guide, Sydneysiders scored a four-day weekend en masse last week through fair or foul means.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has signalled her government will consider reducing charges for motorists on the new WestConnex motorway, including a toll holiday on the first section due to open within the next five months.
The entry into service of the first of six new government-owned ferries on Sydney Harbour in 16 years has been delayed because the Catherine Hamlin's small rudders and shallow hull make it difficult to manoeuvre in high winds.
The middle of this year has been confirmed as the date for the reintroduction of tolls on the M4 motorway as part of the first stage of the $16.8 billion WestConnex project.
But the new Premier is getting praise from colleagues for "staring down" health minister Jillian Skinner.
The university argues the station will be crucial to helping transport 30,000 students a day.
Marine engineer Martin Giskes feels like he dodged a bullet on the way to work last week.
"Where I had been standing, no one in that area survived," Rob Garner recalls.
The exact size of the salaries of the top executives at the body overseeing Sydney's WestConnex motorway project will remain a secret.
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