Thursday, 2 May 2019

Western Metropolitan Region

In reply to Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) (7 March 2019)

Ms PULFORD (Western Victoria—Minister for Roads, Minister for Road Safety and the TAC, Minister for Fishing and Boating):

My responsibilities as Minister for Roads relates to all operational, legislative and planning matters on the declared arterial road network.

The Major Transport Infrastructure Authority was established on 1 January 2019, which includes Major Road Projects Victoria, North East Link Project, Level Crossing Removal Projects, West Gate Tunnel Project and the Rail Projects Victoria. These Authorities report to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, the Hon Jacinta Allan MP. Minister Allan is therefore the appropriate minister to respond to any queries that are directly related to the delivery of the associated projects.

Below is the list of major road projects that fall under the Transport Infrastructure portfolio.

• North East Link

• West Gate Tunnel Project

• Bacchus Marsh traffic upgrade

• Barwon Heads Road Duplication

• Chandler Highway Upgrade

• CityLink Tulla Widening

• Drysdale Bypass

• Echuca-Moama Bridge

• Hallam Road Upgrade

• M80 Ring Road Upgrade

• Monash Freeway Upgrade

• Mordialloc Freeway

• Northern Roads Upgrade Package (includes 7 road projects)

• O’Herns Road Upgrade

• Plenty Road Upgrade

• Princes Highway East—Traralgon to Sale

• Princes Highway West—Winchelsea to Colac

• South Eastern Roads Upgrade Package (includes 7 road projects)

• South Gippsland Highway

• Hoddle Street Streamlining

• Swan Street Bridge Upgrade

• Thompsons Road Upgrade

• Western Highway

• Western Roads Upgrade Package (which includes 8 road projects)

• Yan Yean Road Upgrade

I also encourage you to access the below websites that provide greater detail about which section of the road is being upgraded, a list of the projects as part of greater packages (i.e. Northern, Western and South-Eastern packages) and any road maintenance components with the projects. Any additional road projects that fall under the Transport Infrastructure portfolio will also be added as they are announced.

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