SHOPPERS ENCOURAGED INTO CBD

Sydney’s CBD retail area will be promoted in the lead up to Christmas with street lighting, banners, ‘pop- up’ stores, fashion parades and a nine-metre high Christmas tree as construction of the CBD and South East Light Rail gets underway.

In addition Market Street will be closed off to traffic for the the Boxing Day sales.

Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said, “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 23 October, the city will be very much open for business,” Mr Constance said.

The Christmas program will run from late October until Christmas with further business activation campaigns being planned for other sections of the route.