East West Link: Daniel Andrews suspends all work on road project
10 years, 3 months ago

East West Link: Daniel Andrews suspends all work on road project

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has ordered the suspension of all work on Melbourne's East West Link road project. Mr Daniels said the business case for the East West Link will be made public on Monday, but the contract would not be released for some time. Mr Andrews has maintained the East West Link contract "isn't worth the paper it's written on" and vowed to tear it up. "I've described the East West Link as rushed, botched, costly and secretive, that secrecy will come to an end," Mr Andrews said.

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North East Link project will reduce crashes, deliver economic boost: Victorian Government
6 years, 10 months ago

North East Link project will reduce crashes, deliver economic boost: Victorian Government

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Melbourne's proposed North East Link — the so-called missing link between two of the city's busiest arterial roads — will reduce crashes, cut travel time by up to 30 minutes and deliver a financial windfall to Victoria, according to the State Government. The Andrews Government released the business case for the $16.5 billion road project that would see the M80 …

East West Link: Victorian Opposition to resurrect controversial project if it wins government
6 years, 10 months ago

East West Link: Victorian Opposition to resurrect controversial project if it wins government

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Victorian voters will have a choice of the East West Link or the North East Link at the November state poll after Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said the dumped road was his priority. "We think that the North East Link, a project that stacks up, a project that connects the Eastern Freeway with the Metropolitan Ring Road filling in that …

Melbourne's West Gate Tunnel faces hurdle, as Opposition vows to block CityLink toll extension
7 years, 3 months ago

Melbourne's West Gate Tunnel faces hurdle, as Opposition vows to block CityLink toll extension

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Matthew Guy's Opposition will block the extension of tolls on CityLink it has told infrastructure giant Transurban, creating a headache for the Andrews Government's plan to fund the construction of the West Gate Tunnel. Premier Daniel Andrews is set to sign a contract with Transurban to build the $5.5 billion West Gate Tunnel to provide more traffic and freight options …

Defunct East West Link road project to cost extra $100 million
8 years, 6 months ago

Defunct East West Link road project to cost extra $100 million

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The cost of axing the East West Link road project will cost Victoria an extra $100 million than previously thought, the State Government says. Victoria's auditor-general found the Andrews Government's decision to dump the road project cost taxpayers more than $1.1 billion. "In our view East West Link was a bad investment from day one," he said. "I'm shocked and …

Victorian Government rules out East West Link revival
8 years, 10 months ago

Victorian Government rules out East West Link revival

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The Victorian Government is adamant it will not revive Melbourne's East West Link, even though its own infrastructure advisers have listed the road project in a discussion paper for a 30-year blueprint. Treasurer Tim Pallas said the paper, titled All Things Considered, did not list the East West Link as a priority project and the road was not on the …

Infrastructure Australia report: Scrap rego fees and fuel excise in exchange for charging for road use
9 years, 1 month ago

Infrastructure Australia report: Scrap rego fees and fuel excise in exchange for charging for road use

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Vehicle registration fees and fuel excise charges could be abolished to make way for a user-pays road system if the Federal Government adopts the recommendations of a landmark infrastructure report. Key points: The report recommends scrapping rego fees and fuel excise and charging drivers directly for road use That would save the average household $3,000 a year, according to the …

East West Link: Victorian Government rules out reviving 'zombie' toll road project
9 years, 1 month ago

East West Link: Victorian Government rules out reviving 'zombie' toll road project

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Melbourne's dumped East West Link road project will not be revived, despite it being identified as a priority by the country's infrastructure advisory body, the Victorian Government says. Last year Victoria's auditor-general found the Andrews Government's decision to dump the road project cost taxpayers more than $1.1 billion, with "little tangible benefit". Mr Pallas questioned Infrastructure Australia's independence and said …

East West Link: Victorian Opposition continues to defend decision to sign contracts before election
9 years, 3 months ago

East West Link: Victorian Opposition continues to defend decision to sign contracts before election

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The Victorian Opposition has continued to defend the decision to sign the contracts for the East West Link before the November 2014 election, despite scathing criticism from the state's auditor-general In a report to Parliament tabled on Wednesday, Dr Peter Frost said it cost the Andrews Labor Government $1.1 billion to cancel the deal. The auditor-general said the former Napthine …

East West Link: Cost of scrapping project more than $1.1 billion, auditor-general says
9 years, 3 months ago

East West Link: Cost of scrapping project more than $1.1 billion, auditor-general says

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The cost to taxpayers of scrapping Melbourne's East West Link road project has topped $1.1 billion, Victoria's auditor-general has found. Key points: Auditor-general says decision to sign contract for East West Link based on flawed advice Report says key decisions driven by overriding sense of urgency before state election Report says costs incurred by the state had few tangible benefit …

Victoria set to keep $1.5b allocated for East West Link, but Morrison says not a 'gift voucher'
9 years, 5 months ago

Victoria set to keep $1.5b allocated for East West Link, but Morrison says not a 'gift voucher'

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The Victorian Government will be able to keep $1.5 billion allocated for the dumped East West Link project, after a change of heart from the Commonwealth. Key points: Money was meant for the East West Link Tony Abbott said money had to be given back Scott Morrison now says $1.5 billion will go towards Victorian infrastructure Money may be used …

East West Link standoff: Victorian Premier says he has no intention of paying back federal funds
9 years, 10 months ago

East West Link standoff: Victorian Premier says he has no intention of paying back federal funds

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The Victorian Government will not give back $1.5 billion in funding originally earmarked for the East West Link, Premier Daniel Andrews says. Tony Abbott considered funding alternative project Last week, Mr Abbott told Macquarie Radio that he would consider reallocating East West Link funding to a new Western Distributor proposal, if the project "stacked up". But in the interim under …

East West Link: Victoria paid $600k in legal, consultant fees to dump controversial tunnel project
9 years, 10 months ago

East West Link: Victoria paid $600k in legal, consultant fees to dump controversial tunnel project

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The Victorian Government paid almost $600,000 in legal and consultant fees to get out of the contract to build the controversial East West toll road. "Including the costs spent on its lead negotiators the state has paid approximately $595,293.15 including GST on adviser fees to exit the project," he said. "The majority of these costs have been spent on the …

East West Link: PM, Victorian Premier share heated correspondence over project a day before Melbourne visit
10 years ago

East West Link: PM, Victorian Premier share heated correspondence over project a day before Melbourne visit

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Prime Minister Tony Abbott has written to the Victorian Premier, warning Australia's financial reputation will be at risk if the state walks away from the East West Link contract. "I am concerned that plans to legislate away the rights of the East West Link consortium will damage investor confidence and jeopardise further private sector investment in important nation building projects …

East West Link: Victorian Government ignores motion calling for release of road tunnel contracts
10 years, 1 month ago

East West Link: Victorian Government ignores motion calling for release of road tunnel contracts

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The Victorian Government says it will not comply with an Upper House motion compelling it to release the contracts for East West road tunnel. Late last night, nine of the 10 crossbenchers who hold the balance of power in the Legislative Council voted with the Coalition to compel the Government to release the documents by midday today. But Opposition Leader …

East West Link: Victorian Government could be forced to release contract after losing vote
10 years, 1 month ago

East West Link: Victorian Government could be forced to release contract after losing vote

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The Victorian Government may be forced to release the contracts for the East West Link, under a motion carried in the Upper House. It was unclear whether the Government would comply with the motion because it has said it would not release the contract if it would jeopardise the compensation negotiations. The Government has said it would consider introducing special …

East West Link: Government will not rule out legislating to avoid paying compensation
10 years, 2 months ago

East West Link: Government will not rule out legislating to avoid paying compensation

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has refused to rule out introducing legislation to avoid paying compensation over dumping Melbourne's East West Link project. East West Link compensation negotiations Earlier today, Deputy Premier James Merlino confirmed the Government was in negotiations with the companies and that experts had been hired to help it get the best possible deal. "I'm not going to …

Opposition refuses to reveal if it will seek Geoff Shaw's help to block East West Link tunnel contracts
10 years, 6 months ago

Opposition refuses to reveal if it will seek Geoff Shaw's help to block East West Link tunnel contracts

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Victorian Opposition leader Daniel Andrews has refused to say if Labor will work with independent MP Geoff Shaw to prevent the Government from signing the contracts to build the East West Link tunnel before the election. Mr Andrews would not be drawn on whether Labor and Mr Shaw could use a motion in Parliament to stop the contracts for what …

East West Link: Victorian Planning Minister Matthew Guy approves eastern section of link
10 years, 9 months ago

East West Link: Victorian Planning Minister Matthew Guy approves eastern section of link

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Final approval has been given to the eastern section of Melbourne's East West Link by Victoria's Planning Minister Matthew Guy. Mr Guy said it was now up to the project's proponent, the Linking Melbourne Authority, to submit its modified plans to the Government. "There have been a number of requirements and conditions that have been put on this project," Mr …

Melbourne East West Link: Federal Government confirms $1.5b spending on road project
10 years, 11 months ago

Melbourne East West Link: Federal Government confirms $1.5b spending on road project

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The Federal Government has confirmed it will contribute $1.5 billion towards the second stage of Melbourne's East West link road project. The Victorian Government's road project is an 18-kilometre underground tunnel joining the Eastern Freeway to the Western Ring Road. "It's not clear at all that there is any economic justification for investing so much money into the East West …

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