WA election: Liberals plan to sink rail line to free up land for new developments

The WA Liberals have unveiled a plan to redevelop City West as part of its March election pitch, in what the party has labelled a “bold” vision to “revitalise” the CBD and triple its population.

Under the proposal, dubbed “New City West”, commercial and residential opportunities would open by sinking the railway between the Mitchell Freeway and Thomas Street.

A Liberal Kirkup government would allocate $5 million to develop a “detailed masterplan” for the project but the party would not estimate the project’s total…