Linking Victoria

Linking Victoria

The Linking Victoria was a State Government program launched in 1999 to upgrade transport infrastructure in Victoria, Australia. Costing $3.5 billion, it included the road, rail and port networks. [cite web
url=http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/portregn.nsf/40a2f70b889ac885ca256656002ed378/3f27188579622f4cca256c5900092eb9?OpenDocument
title=DOI - Linking Victoria
publisher=www.dpi.vic.gov.au
accessdate=2008-09-05]

Elements

Elements of the program included: [cite web
url=http://www.railpage.org.au/news/premier_unveils_linking_victoria.htm
title=PREMIER UNVEILS LINKING VICTORIA PLAN TO BOOST JOBS AND INVESTMENT
date=28/2/2000
publisher=Mirrored at www.railpage.org.au
accessdate=2008-09-05]

* An airport rail link from Melbourne Airport into central Melbourne, since deferred
* The Regional Fast Rail project upgrading passenger rail links in regional Victoria
* reopening country railway lines, including those to Bairnsdale, Ararat and Mildura. The latter project has been deferred
* The Geelong Freeway upgrade
* standardisation of railway gauges (deferred, and partially restarted in 2008)
* The Eastern Freeway extension to Ringwood
* Duplication of the Calder Highway to Bendigo
* Accident blackspot road safety program
* Development of the Port of Melbourne, constructing the Dock Link Road, investigating reinstatement of the Webb Dock railway line
* Joint private/public sector major redevelopment of Spencer Street Station

References

External links

* [http://www.linkingvictoria.vic.gov.au/ www.linkingvictoria.vic.gov.au] - official site


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