Thursday, 15 August 2019

In reply to  Mr DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan—Leader of the Opposition) (28 May 2019)

Ms ALLAN (Bendigo East—Leader of the House, Minister for Transport Infrastructure):

I thank the Member for his question.

The Victorian Government is removing 75 level crossings across Melbourne. The Commonwealth Government has committed to removing one in Toorak.

The Victorian Government will work with the Commonwealth Government regarding any opportunities to invest in Victoria’s transport network.

As the Member for Southern Metropolitan is aware, the Victorian Liberal Opposition committed to delaying the removal of the Toorak Road level crossing until sometime after 2023.

The Victorian Government has rejected this approach, and work has begun on the removal of one of Victoria’s most congested and dangerous level crossings.

The detailed information that has been provided to the community in relation to the removal of the level crossing has been well received, with the overwhelming feedback from community consultation being to remove the level crossing as soon as possible. All processes in relation to the production of relevant documents to the Legislative Council will be complied with.