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Melbourne Publiic Transport Infrastructure
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Ahh the life of the revisionist. You were asked how you would achieve it and came up with nothing. Marty suggests massive and costly expansion of the inter and intra-state rail network and suddenly you're on board an taking credit for it. :blahLiverpool said:Yeah, some other bozo came up with that idea:
....but was shot down by others who want the sitting Government to send the state into financial disarray by spending money we haven't got
You lot make me laugh :cutelaugh
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/labor-wont-support-eastwest-tunnel-20130730-2qx6u.html
Labor won't support East-West Tunnel
State Labor is set to draw a line in the sand over the controversial east-west tunnel, with Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews to announce he is unambiguously against the $6-$8 billion project, one of the largest in Victoria's history.
Senior ALP sources yesterday confirmed the Opposition's intention to support and new road linking the western suburbs to the Port of Melbourne, and for works to ease congestion along Hoddle Street.
Fairfax Media understands the shadow cabinet firmed its position at a meeting on Tuesday morning.
Labor is also committed to the $9 billion metro rail tunnel, which has been backed by Federal Labor.
Since the Coalition embraced the eastern link - from the Eastern freeway at Clifton Hill to Tullamarine freeway - as a priority in late 2011, Labor has struggled with the politics of the state's biggest infrastructure project.
The government ramped up the tunnel project in the May budget, despite being advised by the Linking Melbourne Authority to give priority to the western link.
Until now Mr Andrews has refused to state a clear position on the Coalition-backed road link, which will connect the Eastern Freeway to the Tullamarine Freeway through traditional Labor heartland of Collingwood, Fitzroy and Carlton, and which has created anxiety for inner city Labor MPs.
The Coalition's project, which has not been assessed by Infrastructure Australia, has been deemed as important to the Coalition's electoral fortunes, with a raft of marginal state and federal seats to the east and south-east of the city.
It has also been seen as an opportunity to wedge Labor in the inner city against the Greens who have opposed the tunnel.
The Coalition is expected to use Mr Andrews' outright opposition to the project to argue he is creating business uncertainty.
Labor has been spooked by the idea of linking the Eastern and Tullamarine freeways since the party took part in protests in the late 1970s that helped truncate the Eastern Freeway at Hoddle Street.
The Bracks government baulked at taking a position on an east-west link when it announced an unfunded transport vision for the whole of Melbourne in the mid 2000s.
Instead, it sought advice from transport supremo Sir Rod Eddington who proposed an 18-kilometre road tunnel linking the Eastern Freeway with CityLink but a further link to the west beyond. Sir Rod proposed that the western link be built first, stressing its importance as a freight link to the Port of Melbourne.
The Napthine government has refused to release key forecasts for the project, including traffic projections and expected toll revenue, claiming that making public such information could jeopardise sensitive commercial negotiations.
The Age July 30, 2013 - 7:07PM
Labor won't support East-West Tunnel
State Labor is set to draw a line in the sand over the controversial east-west tunnel, with Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews to announce he is unambiguously against the $6-$8 billion project, one of the largest in Victoria's history.
Senior ALP sources yesterday confirmed the Opposition's intention to support and new road linking the western suburbs to the Port of Melbourne, and for works to ease congestion along Hoddle Street.
Fairfax Media understands the shadow cabinet firmed its position at a meeting on Tuesday morning.
Labor is also committed to the $9 billion metro rail tunnel, which has been backed by Federal Labor.
Since the Coalition embraced the eastern link - from the Eastern freeway at Clifton Hill to Tullamarine freeway - as a priority in late 2011, Labor has struggled with the politics of the state's biggest infrastructure project.
The government ramped up the tunnel project in the May budget, despite being advised by the Linking Melbourne Authority to give priority to the western link.
Until now Mr Andrews has refused to state a clear position on the Coalition-backed road link, which will connect the Eastern Freeway to the Tullamarine Freeway through traditional Labor heartland of Collingwood, Fitzroy and Carlton, and which has created anxiety for inner city Labor MPs.
The Coalition's project, which has not been assessed by Infrastructure Australia, has been deemed as important to the Coalition's electoral fortunes, with a raft of marginal state and federal seats to the east and south-east of the city.
It has also been seen as an opportunity to wedge Labor in the inner city against the Greens who have opposed the tunnel.
The Coalition is expected to use Mr Andrews' outright opposition to the project to argue he is creating business uncertainty.
Labor has been spooked by the idea of linking the Eastern and Tullamarine freeways since the party took part in protests in the late 1970s that helped truncate the Eastern Freeway at Hoddle Street.
The Bracks government baulked at taking a position on an east-west link when it announced an unfunded transport vision for the whole of Melbourne in the mid 2000s.
Instead, it sought advice from transport supremo Sir Rod Eddington who proposed an 18-kilometre road tunnel linking the Eastern Freeway with CityLink but a further link to the west beyond. Sir Rod proposed that the western link be built first, stressing its importance as a freight link to the Port of Melbourne.
The Napthine government has refused to release key forecasts for the project, including traffic projections and expected toll revenue, claiming that making public such information could jeopardise sensitive commercial negotiations.
The Age July 30, 2013 - 7:07PM
I disagree,
As a regular cyclist, it's been made perfectly clear that the only group of people who pay taxes in this country are motorists.
What we need are more roads, freeways and oil.
Bugger everyone else.
As a regular cyclist, it's been made perfectly clear that the only group of people who pay taxes in this country are motorists.
What we need are more roads, freeways and oil.
Bugger everyone else.
The Eastern freeway to Doncaster was built to accommodate a train line but that didn't get far.Michael said:
Recent overseas trip confirmed what an absolute joke our rail networks are in our major capital cities.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/victorian-desal-plant-and-eastwest-link-disasters-are-off-the-rails-20131124-2y3sp.html
A little logic so often so hard to come by.
A little logic so often so hard to come by.
Tigers of Old said:
Having worked for Metro ToO I don't think they are going to improve in Melbourne soon.
more evidence in todays age that the east-west link is a dud project. it's a shame that charges on geoff shaw were dropped as it might have brought about an early election and naphine might have been kicked out before he could give the project the green light.
Ian4 said:
What's a shame is that the Motoring Enthusiasts Party will have a federal senator shortly but we can't manage the political will to push the state government a very important and relevent issue like public transport.
