in june 2019, tfnsw and altrac (including acciona) reached an agreement to resolve their commercial issues and legal claims. as part of the agreement, the ppp was extended to 2036, with the government to pay up to $576 million over the duration of an extended ppp term, and altrac shareholders to invest additional equity into the project to meet costs. the settlement package resolved over $1.5 billion of legal claims between tfnsw and altrac, and acciona withdrew its $1.1 billion legal misrepresentation claim against the government. the agreement also included milestone and incentive payments for light rail services to commence in two stages, with target start dates of december 2019 between randwick and circular quay, and march 2020 between kingsford and circular quay.