Road & Transport

Residents of Point Cook and surrounding areas will get a direct road link to the new Williams Landing Railway Station, thanks to $24 million from the Brumby Labor Government to extend the Palmers Road overpass beyond the Princes Freeway and across the Werribee rail line.

Works on a $24.5 million Brumby Labor Government revamp of Geelong Railway Station began today.

Major works started today on the $153 million Westall Rail Upgrade with Public Transport Minister Martin Pakula turning the first sod of the project that includes a major upgrade of Westall station and extra tracks to pave the way for more peak hour services.

Major works to improve Melbourne’s M80 Ring Road are underway, with the first sod turned on stage one of the $2.25 billion freeway upgrade project between the Tullamarine Freeway and Sydney Road.

An $11 million funding boost will kick start the Brumby Labor Government’s Truck Action Plan to remove trucks from local roads in the western suburbs as part of the $38 billion Victorian Transport Plan.

The $32 million upgrade of Ferntree Gully Road has been completed  with the opening of a third lane in each direction between Jells Road and Stud Road, Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas announced today.

Local access arrangements for the new Western Freeway route between Melton and Bacchus Marsh have been finalised with two new ramps included to reinstate direct freeway access at Hopetoun Park Road, Victorian Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas announced today.

The  Brumby  Labor  Government  today  announced $5.2 million worth of road upgrades to improve safety on local road networks in the Gembrook district.

Nunawading’s new railway station, being built as part of the $140 million Springvale Road Rail Separation Project, will feature a bubble skylight roof design using materials adopted for Beijing’s Water Cube Aquatic Centre.

People living and working in Yarra Glen and surrounds can look forward to improved road safety and amenity through the busy town centre, with works underway this week on the $15 million Yarra Glen Truck Bypass.