Linking Victoria
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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.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Costing $3.5 billion, it included the road, rail and port networks.
Elements
Elements of the program included:- An airport rail linkAirport rail linkAn airport rail link is a service providing passenger rail transport from an airport to a nearby city; by mainline- or commuter trains, rapid transit, people mover or light rail...
from Melbourne AirportMelbourne AirportMelbourne Airport , also known as Tullamarine Airport, is the primary airport serving the city of Melbourne and the second busiest in Australia. It was opened in 1970 to replace the nearby Essendon Airport. Melbourne Airport is the sole international airport of the four airports serving the...
into central MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, since deferred - The Regional Fast Rail projectRegional Fast Rail projectThe Regional Fast Rail project was a rail transport project of the State Government of Victoria, Australia undertaken between 2000 and 2006 aimed at improving the passenger services on the Victorian regional railway network , specifically to reduce travel times, enhance service frequency and...
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 FreewayPrinces FreewayThe Princes Freeway is a , 2 section freeway, which links Melbourne to Geelong on the west and Morwell on the east . It continues beyond these extremities as the Princes Highway towards Adelaide to the west and Sydney to the east...
upgrade - standardisation of railway gauges (deferred, and partially restarted in 2008)
- The Eastern Freeway extension to Ringwood
- Duplication of the Calder HighwayCalder HighwayCalder Highway is a Highway linking Ravenswood South in Victoria, to Mildura. North of the Victoria/New South Wales border, the highway continues north to Broken Hill, Tibooburra and the New South Wales/Queensland border as the Silver City Highway, under the standard national route shield as far...
to Bendigo - Accident blackspotAccident blackspotAn accident blackspot is a term used in road safety management to denote a place where road traffic accidents have historically been concentrated...
road safety program - Development of the Port of MelbournePort of MelbourneThe Port of Melbourne is Australia's busiest port for containerised and general cargo. It is located in Melbourne, Victoria and covers an area at the mouth of the Yarra River, downstream of Bolte Bridge, which is at the head of Port Phillip, as well as several piers on the bay itself...
, constructing the Dock Link Road, investigating reinstatement of the Webb Dock railway line - Joint private/public sector major redevelopment of Spencer Street Station
External links
- www.linkingvictoria.vic.gov.au - official site