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Regional Rail Link announces Southern Cross
Station to Deer Park track route
 Regional Rail Link has announced key details for the new $4.3 billion rail line that will allow hundreds of new train services to travel more reliably in and out of Melbourne every week.
The project will improve capacity and reliability for Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong regional services, as well as Sydenham, Werribee, Williamstown and Craigieburn services. Regional Rail Link will free up space for up to 9,000 extra passengers in the peak hour.
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WestLink releases route options
 Three route options for the WestLink project have been released for public comment after several months of technical investigations and community input.
WestLink is a proposed major road project aimed at reducing congestion, removing trucks from local streets and providing an alternative to the West Gate Freeway.
The project has two stages—the first is a tunnel between the Port of Melbourne and the West Footscray area. Stage two is a longer term road connection to the Western Ring Road.
The three options short-listed are variations of a road and tunnel combination between the Port of Melbourne and the Western Ring Road. All options include upgrades to both Dempster Street and Paramount Road.
Despite there being no reservation in place for this project, acquisition of existing residential properties is being kept to a minimum. One option requires the acquisition of five residential properties, while the other two options avoid any residential acquisition.
Linking Melbourne Authority is encouraging community members to attend the public information sessions being held in key locations across Footscray, West Footscray and Sunshine. This will provide a chance for people to speak to the project team, view large maps of the project and provide feedback on the route options.
The community may also view the route options at the Linking Melbourne Authority website and provide feedback by Friday 13 August 2010.
For more details see the project: WestLink
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Alignment and new stations announced for
Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel
 Key details have been released for the preferred route and station locations for $4.5 billion Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel.
The proposed new major rail tunnel will run between Dynon in the west, through the CBD and out to St Kilda Road near Domain.
The proposed new stations are; Arden Metro Station in North Melbourne, Parkville Metro Station, CBD North Metro Station, CBD South Metro Station and Domain Metro Station on St Kilda Road.
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Truck Action Plan releases route
 The final route has been released for a new direct truck link from the West Gate Freeway to the Port of Melbourne.
The $380 million project involves building ramps from the West Gate Freeway and upgrading a dedicated route for trucks straight to the port.
Truck Action Plan aims to reduce the number of trucks travelling through residential streets in the west. It is expected that Plan will cut the number of trucks using Francis Street and Somerville Road by up to 70 per cent or 5,000 each day.
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Your chance to name a train station
 Community members are being encouraged to make submissions to name two new stations being built at Cardinia Road in Pakenham and Caroline Springs.
Cardinia Road and Caroline Springs are two areas identified in the New Stations in Growth Areas program, which aims to serve the public transport needs of growing communities.
The new station at Cardinia Road will be built between the expanding communities of Officer and Pakenham and Caroline Springs will be a V/Line station located on the Melton Line between Rockbank and Deer Park.
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Works progress on the Federation Trail upgrade
 The final stages of the Federation Trail $9.2 million upgrade are now under construction.
Federation Trail is a 24km cycling and walking path running between the Maltby Bypass in Werribee and Millers Road in Altona, and opened in 2007.
The upgrade was announced as part of the $115 million Victorian Cycling Strategy which aims to promote the use of sustainable transport in Victoria.
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$24 million has been announced for Palmers Road overpass
 The Victorian Government has committed $24 million to build a road connecting the south side of the Princes Freeway to the new station being built at Williams Landing.
The new overpass will extend Palmers Road beyond the Princes Freeway and over the Werribee railway line. The extension will begin at Dunnings Road in Point Cook and run to Sayers Road in Laverton North.
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Port of Geelong upgrade
 The $28 million upgrade to the Port of Geelong at Corio Quay North is now open.
The Port of Geelong, the largest regional port in Victoria, handles over 11.2 million tonnes of exports and imports annually. It is predicted that in the next 20 years freight movement in the Port of Geelong will increase by 35 per cent.
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Melton receives new bus services
 Public transport users on the Melton bus network are set to benefit from two new bus routes and other bus service improvements, beginning 19 July.
The improvements come as a result of the Melton/Brimbank bus review, part of the Victorian Government’s $500 million strategy to improve local bus services throughout Melbourne.
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