Sydney Harbour Bridge was built against the advice of infrastructure advisers. And the state was paying it off from 1932 to 1988, via both taxes and tolls.
Sydney has been a success in the presence of the Bridge. But imagine the sparkling jewel of a city it could have been with properly planned infrastructure and development.
With the North shore as wilderness, and a city focused on the promontory between Botany Bay and the Harbour, a full, dense, frequent subway service might have been possible. Instead of funding big slow ferries and chasing bridge money with tunnel money, etc.
That being said the SHB has the advantage of being an internationally recognised piece of infrastructure. Somehow I doubt any tunnel will ever do that...
Sydney Harbour Bridge was built against the advice of infrastructure advisers. And the state was paying it off from 1932 to 1988, via both taxes and tolls.
Sydney has been a success in the presence of the Bridge. But imagine the sparkling jewel of a city it could have been with properly planned infrastructure and development.
With the North shore as wilderness, and a city focused on the promontory between Botany Bay and the Harbour, a full, dense, frequent subway service might have been possible. Instead of funding big slow ferries and chasing bridge money with tunnel money, etc.
https://thomasthethinkengine.com/2014/09/25/the-sydney-harbour-bridge-was-a-bad-mistake/
A bold take I am not sure I can fully back!
That being said the SHB has the advantage of being an internationally recognised piece of infrastructure. Somehow I doubt any tunnel will ever do that...