Bay Light East

The Bay Light East is a 27km link providing high capacity services between Sydney's CBD and the densely populated districts of Darlinghurst, Kensington and Randwick. It then continues through to La Perouse before crossing the heads of Botany Bay to Kurnell in a tunnel. From Kurnell it would proceed along Captain Cook Drive and Elouera Road to Cronulla. This last section would provide unprecedented access between the north-east and south-east districts of the region at travel times vastly superior to those possible by car.

Benefits

• Massive reduction in road traffic along Anzac Parade. This would facilitate traffic calming and improve pedestrian amenity along this axis.
• Mixed-use commercial and residential development could see reductions in the need for car parking as public transport would become more convenient and preferable to car use.
• Provides a quick direct route from the Sutherland Shire to large trip generators like Fox Studios, the University of NSW and the Sydney Cricket Ground. Where traffic chaos exists now, large crowds could access these sites in comfort with low impacts on local communities. Travel time saving would be in the order of half an hour to an hour.
• Support transit-based recreational activity at La Perouse, Kurnell, Botany Bay National Park and Towra Point-areas of immense heritage and natural significance.
• Provides improved access to Kurnell while preserving the village atmosphere of the Kurnell community.
• Give high quality public transport access to the beaches of Bate Bay, including Boat Harbour, Wanda, Elouera, North and South Cronulla. Many of these spectacular foreshore areas are threatened with the prospect of multi-storey car parking constructions. Solving accessibility problems by giving people real alternatives to the car will eliminate this threat.