CBD light rail construction shopping decorations

The NSW government will support CBD retailers in the lead up to Christmas to accommodate for disruptions caused by light rail construction in George Street.

Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Andrew Constance, said the government plans to maximise pedestrian space during the initial light rail construction period to encourage Christmas festivities.

“The message for shoppers is that while George Street may close to general traffic between King and Market streets when key construction works get underway on October 23, the city will be very much open for business,” Constance said.

Plans include adding street lighting, banners, a nine metre high Christmas tree, ‘pop-up’ stores as measures to promote local retailer.

CBD Coordinator General, Marg Prendergast, said NSW transport authorities have been working with key business groups to develop a business activation plan in the lead up to Christmas.

“Our aim is to support and stimulate retail activity while this massive project to improve transport in the CBD is underway, and we are working with a number of partners to do that,” Prendergast said.

“There will be disruption - we know that and we all need to plan for it - but we want to make sure that big and small retailers are successful in the lead up to Christmas, and we want to make sure that people still come into the city to shop.”

The Christmas program will run from late October until Christmas.

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