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Newcastle Herald readers have their say: Don't run away from airport's need for train

By Letters to the Editor
May 17 2021 - 7:30am
Don't run away from airport's need for train
Don't run away from airport's need for train

MANY would see the extension of the runway at Williamtown as good news, as more international flights will be able to come here ('Flying high', Newcastle Herald 8/5). Maybe. However, planning needs to start for a proposed railway. In cities where railways don't run to the major airports, traffic congestion is a serious problem. While some may argue that the number of people going to the airport may not justify a railway, the level of commuter traffic from Port Stephens and the surrounding areas might. I've noticed in recent times, commuter traffic doesn't decrease; it increases. The time to plan for this railway is now.

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