THE Victorian Government last month announced that construction to remove level crossings on the Frankston line will get underway in 2018, beginning in Carrum and Seaford.
CONSTRUCTION of Melbourne's West Gate Tunnel will begin next month, after Transurban last week finalised its contract with the Victorian Government to build and operate the $6.7 billion project that will provide an alternative to the West Gate Bridge.
THE Victorian Government last week said it is delivering on an election commitment to improve native vegetation removal regulations, with the release of updated 'Guidelines for the removal, destruction or lopping of native vegetation' and associated amendments to all Victorian planning schemes.
VICTORIA'S Level Crossing Removal Authority should improve the rigour and transparency applied to site selection and prioritisation, site packaging and procurement, benefits management, and integration of various rail projects, according to a new report released by the Victorian Auditor-General.
INFRASTRUCTURE Victoria last week released new research providing insights into how Melburnians are predicted to use roads and public transport in 2030, with cars still expected to be the dominant form of transport despite an expected increase in public transport use.
VICTORIAN Local Government Minister Marlene Kairouz last week released the draft Local Government Bill 2018, which would repeal and replace the Local Government Act 1989.
VICTORIAN Planning Minister Richard Wynne last week introduced a Bill into Parliament that will allow Macedon to be declared a distinctive area and provide strengthened planning controls and protect the Macedon Ranges from inappropriate development.
WITH the release of the Victorian Cladding Taskforce Interim Report, the Victorian Government this month said it will take action to prevent the use of combustible cladding on Victorian buildings as part of the most significant overhaul of the building sector in decades.
THE Victorian Government has revealed the names of the five new stations that will transform Melbourne's train network as part of the Metro Tunnel Project, following an extensive public submission process that attracted over 50,000 suggestions.
THE Victorian Government last week confirmed the route for the biggest transport project in Victoria's history and the 'missing link' in Melbourne's freeway network: the North East Link.
VICTORIAN Planning Minister Richard Wynne has signed off on the Environmental Effects Statement (EES) for the proposed West Gate Tunnel, which would provide Melbourne with a major second river crossing and an alternative route from the West Gate Freeway to the CBD.
NEW research released this month has delivered new insights into why young people are pounding the pavement and not embracing driving like older generations, with only 57 per cent of respondents stating it was important to them to be able to drive anywhere they wanted to go.
AS work continues on the removal of every level crossing between Caulfield and Dandenong, the Victorian Government this month released final designs for 22.5 hectares of landscaped parks, paths and recreation facilities to be created as part of the Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project.
