{"id":42544,"date":"2024-05-13T11:07:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T01:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/?p=116216"},"modified":"2024-05-13T11:07:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T01:07:28","slug":"focus-on-metro-tunnel-and-regional-rail-for-victorian-state-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=42544","title":{"rendered":"Focus on metro tunnel and regional rail for Victorian State budget"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Victorian Government has released the 2024\/25 state<\/a> budget in which it has made a commitment to continuing the pipeline of infrastructure projects.\u00a0<\/strong>
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The major focus for the next year will be the opening of the Metro Tunnel. It will be the biggest and most transformational public transport project since the City Loop opened more than 40 years ago.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Budget provides $233 million for activities to get the state ready for day one \u2013 recruiting and training drivers, timetabling, completing final testing, preparing customer information and education, and training a dedicated customer service team.<\/p>\n

The budget is also committed to getting Victorians familiar with how to use the Metro Tunnel from the get go<\/a>, this budget funds a dedicated team of people deployed across the project to improve customer experience and ensure things run smoothly.<\/p>\n

The government is committed to remove 110 dangerous and congested level crossings by 2030. Since its last Budget, it has removed eight more level crossings, bringing the total to 76 \u2013 a year ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n

This Budget invests $752 million to switch on the Big Build, funding the operation of the expanded network and new stations. It also funds additional network improvements, including:<\/p>\n