A three-year delay in building a sky rail through the heart of Brunswick has been hailed as an opportunity to transform the nearby Sydney Road shopping strip, with calls for the installation of accessible tram stops, wider footpaths and bike lanes before the Upfield line is ripped up.
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Community Infrastructure Cut for Rail Loop Political Scheme
Responding to questions today about whether the Suburban Rail Loop could provide value for money – issues also raised by the independent Victorian Auditor-General and […]
Freight expectations: inland rail father’s green dream
Australia has gone a hundred years of going to sleep. It’s got to catch up.
Focus on metro tunnel and regional rail for Victorian State budget
The Victorian Government has released the 2024/25 state budget in which it has made a commitment to continuing the pipeline …
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Treasurer Tim Pallas threatens to invest in Avalon if Airport Rail Link stoush continues
The boss of Avalon Airport says a rail link into Melbourne could be taking passengers within two years after Tim Pallas warned Melbourne Airport risked losing state government investment to Avalon if it didn’t end its rail stoush.
How trying to build a train to Melbourne Airport turned into a 60-year odyssey with no end in sight
But despite 60 years of failure to make it a reality, the Grattan Institute’s Ms Terrill said the dream of a train to Melbourne Airport is likely here to stay.
PM sinks boot into Melbourne Airport rail stalemate
The Prime Minister has called on Melbourne Airport owners to get on with a major infrastructure project to make it easier for passengers.
Treasurer talks tough as airport rail stoush deepens
Victoria is threatening to shift some of its business away from Melbourne Airport to Avalon Airport after hitting the brakes on a rail line to […]
Catherine King reiterates $5bn pledge for Melbourne airport rail link
Federal Labor Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has backed the Melbourne Airport rail link as an “important project” and renewed the government’s $5bn commitment to help fund its […]
Petition Air quality at Southern Cross Station
Air quality monitoring data recently obtained by ABC News show that nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels in parts of SCS have regularly been more than 90 times the guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO).