Staged Construction and Estimated Costs
The construction of the Bay Light Express could be done in stages with immediate benefits for each section. Bay Light East would be built in three stages at an estimated cost of $690 million. The Bay Light West would be built in four stages at an estimated cost of $355 million.
Bay Light East
Stage 1 - Sydney CBD to La Perouse
This link follows the historic tramwayalignment from the Sydney CBD along Oxford Street before joining Anzac Parade through Kensington to Maroubra Junction and then down Anzac Parade to La Perouse. It is 14kms long with an estimated construction cost of $270 million.
Stage 2 - La Perouse to Kurnell
This link involves construction of a twin-track tunnel underneath the heads of Botany Bay to link La Perouse and Kurnell. It would be approximately 3 kms long. Early estimates put its construction at $320 million.
Stage 3 - Kurnell to Cronulla.
This section would link Kurnell to Cronulla by rail with an on-street alignment along Captain Cook Drive and Elouera Road. It would terminate just south of Cronulla railway station. It is approximately 10kms long and would cost somewhere in the order of $100 million to build.
Bay Light West
Stage 1 - Central Railway to St Peters
This link follows an on-street alignment from Central Railway station down Broadway, City Road and King Street Newtown before terminating just south of St Peters railway station. It is 5kms long with an estimated construction cost of $90 million.
Stage 2 - St Peters to International Airport
This link is approximately 3.5kms long and passes through currently disused industrial land. It would have a dedicated carriageway and cost $60 million to construct.
Stage 3 - International Airport to Sans Souci
This section would be constructed as a combination of dedicated carriageway and on-street alignments. Making use of selected parts of the proposed M6 freeway corridor, the cost of land resumption would be kept low as RTA owned land could be transferred to light rail use at little cost. This section is approximately 8.5kms long with an estimated construction cost of $130 million.
Stage 4 - Sans Souci to Caringbah
This link is approximately 6.5kms long and runs on an on-street alignment over Captain Cooks Bridge and along Taren Point before joining the Kingsway to pass through Caringbah shopping village. It has an estimated construction cost of $75million.