Commuters could miss out on the full benefits of the $15 billion project because related network upgrades have been cut to rein in the ballooning budget.
The Age explores what’s driving the boom in Melbourne’s western suburbs,and challenges some of the common assumptions about the area.
In the outer west,where the car is king,residents want better public transport links. In a series,The Age explores why the west is Australia’s fastest-growing region and what’s holding it back from its full potential.
In a series,The Age explores what makes the western suburbs the place to be and what’s holding them back.
Melburnians have to travel a long way to see what public transport is like in the 21st century.
Plans to turn Spencer Street into a pedestrian-friendly precinct are feared to be at risk from a West Gate Tunnel project off-ramp.
Drivers are suffering shredded tyres,smashed gearboxes and other vehicle damage. They want action to fix our roads.
In Newport,the government plans to remove the level crossing but not bury or raise the train line,instead leaving the road permanently closed.
Campaigners push for filters to be installed on the project’s enormous vents in Melbourne’s inner west as pollution fears grow.
Bidders on the first stage of the mega rail loop have been told by the Allan government to keep their spending within tight limits until at least 2028,as the state manages its cash flow.
Safety measures have been put in place on almost 500 kilometres of the state’s public roads pending work to fill potholes or fix cracking and other damage.