The NSW government is unwilling to guarantee construction will start on upgrading Circular Quay’s aged ferry wharves and promenade before the next state poll in March 2027, despite promising the revamp at the last election.

NSW’s transport agency has also postponed plans to shut wharf two for six weeks for maintenance from this month, which would have forced Manly Fast Ferry vessels to use another wharf and taken large Freshwater-class ferries out of service because of reduced space at Circular Quay.

While the long-promised upgrade of the wharves and promenade has stalled, Transport for NSW confirmed that $190 million has been spent on the project to date, mostly on planning.

Coalition transport spokeswoman Natalie Ward said the government should come clean and explain where the funding

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