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Regional Rail Link
 Good news for Footscray and Sunshine:
Footscray station will receive a major upgrade and two level crossings in Sunshine will be removed as part of the $4.3 billion Regional Rail Link project.
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More funding for Truck Action Plan
 An extra $21 million in funding has been announced to upgrade Moreland and Whitehall streets as part of the Truck Action Plan project.
The $380 million Truck Action Plan aims to take trucks of residential streets in the west by providing an upgraded route, with better access for freight, from the West Gate Freeway to the Port of Melbourne.
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Aqua option for WestLink route
 The results from community consultation and technical work are in and the preferred route for WestLink is a longer tunnel.
The WestLink project team sought community feedback on three proposed route options, with differing combinations of a road tunnel from the Port of Melbourne and a longer term road connection to the Western Ring Road.
Over 600 people attended the WestLink public displays held last month and over 450 feedback submissions were made on the proposed routes, with overwhelming support for the Aqua option.
The Aqua option and the preferred route is a longer tunnel which will emerge near Paramount Road, beyond the residential area of West Footscray. The next stage of the project will be to connect the tunnel with the Western Ring Road via modified blue option road which avoids a number of properties.
The project team are seeking community feedback on how best to refine the preferred route as they move into the next stage of planning.
Details of the WestLink preferred route will be available to view at the public information displays.
The community is encouraged to provide feedback at these displays or via the Linking Melbourne Authority website by Friday 19 November 2010.
See the project: WestLink
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Works start on three new stations
 Works have now started at the new Williams Landing, Lynbrook and Cardinia Road railway stations.
The three stations were identified as locations for the $220 million New Stations in Growth Areas project which aims to serve current and future public transport needs in Melbourne’s growing suburbs.
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More premium stations
 The new Westall Station is now open as a premium station and the next five stations have been announced for upgrades.
Upgrading stations to premium status involves improvements to customer amenities, walkways, drop off areas, signage, lighting and security facilities. Premium stations are also staffed from first to last train seven days a week.
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South Morang Rail Extension
 Major work has started ahead of schedule on the rail extension out to South Morang, bringing the project’s completion date forward by nine months.
The South Morang Rail Extension is a $650 million project which includes duplicating five kilometres of single track between Keon Park and Epping, laying three and a half kilometres of new double track to South Morang and building new stations in Thomastown, Epping and South Morang.
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More tram services
 As of 24 October, public transport users will benefit from 481 new weekly services across Melbourne’s tram network.
The new tram timetable will increase the number of services during peak hours and significantly improve travel on several routes across the Docklands, Coburg, Maribyrnong and Brunswick.
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Peninsula Link
 Hundreds of construction jobs are on offer as major works start on the Peninsula Link project.
The $759 million Peninsula Link, being delivered by Abigroup, is a 27 kilometre road link between EastLink in Carrum Downs and the Mornington Peninsula Freeway in Mount Martha.
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SmartBus and DART
 Public transport access has been significantly boosted across Melbourne with the early launch of the extended SmartBus Route 901 and the Doncaster Area Rapid Transport (DART) project which has upgraded four Eastern Freeway bus services to SmartBus standards.
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Greater Geelong Bus Improvement Package
 Over 1000 new bus services have been added to Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula.
The new bus services come as a result of Stage 2 of the $80 million Greater Geelong Bus Improvement package.
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Electric vehicles ballot launch
 Register now to take part in the groundbreaking electric vehicle trial taking place in Victoria.
A five million dollar trial has been launched to test real life situations of how electric vehicles will operate on Victorian roads.
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Public Bike Hire scheme
 Helmets are now available to hire or buy for people using Melbourne’s bike share program.
People can purchase a helmet for $5 dollars and choose to keep it or receive $3 cash back if they return it. The helmets are available at 7-Elevens around inner Melbourne or from the helmet vending machines located at Southern Cross and Melbourne University.
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