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Labor pitches $1b freeway upgrade to Melbourne's west ahead of election

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Labor announces a $1.1 billion Western Highway upgrade, with most of the funding to go towards improving the freeway between Melton and Caroline Springs.

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ABC Australia

Labor pitches $1b freeway upgrade to Melbourne's west ahead of election

Labor announces a $1.1 billion Western Highway upgrade, with most of the funding to go towards improving the freeway between Melton and Caroline Springs.

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Star Weekly

$1b for Western Highway | Brimbank & North West

A long-awaited upgrade of the Western Highway between Melton and Caroline Springs is finally on the cards, with the federal government to spend $1 billion upgrading the road. Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King announced the funding – part of a $1.1 billion package which also includes money for works near Ballarat – on Thursday, March 6. The state and federal government previously funded a…

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trailermag.com.au

$43M to boost freight efficiency on TAS roads - Trailer Magazine

Image: Sandeep/stock.adobe.com.The Australian Government is investing over $43 million into roads throughout Tasmania to improve freight efficiency and drive economic growth. Several road projects have been announced for the north east of the state, including an investment of $20 million to progress planning and design work for the New Tamar Crossing which is expected to start this year. Further south, $10 million will go towards improving the r…

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Mirage News

$1.1 Billion For Safer, More Efficient Western Freeway

The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia's future, boosting our nation's productivity and connecting our region's communities by investing

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Big Rigs

Labor commits $1.1 billion to upgrade Victoria's Western Freeway

Approximately 86,000 vehicles travel the Western Freeway stretch between Melton and Caroline Springs each day. Image: Victorian Government As the federal election looms, the Albanese government has continued to ramp up its roading spend with an additional $1.1 billion now committed to upgrade Victoria's Western Freeway. Most of that money - about $1 billion - will go towards the section of the highway between the outer suburbs of Melton and Caro…

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Power Torque Magazine

$1.1 billion committed to major freight route - Power Torque

Image: jaaske/stock.adobe.com [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The federal government has today announced a $1.1 billion investment into the Western Freeway, one of Australia's busiest freight routes. The major highway connecting Melbourne to Adelaide, sees approximately 86,000 vehicle travel between Melton and Caroline Springs every day. This figure is expected to rise to approximately 113,000 by 2031. The federal government, in the lead-up t…

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