- Published:
- Friday 12 December 2014
The Victorian Government has written to the East West Connect Partnership, instructing them to immediately suspend works on the East West Link and delivering on Labor’s election commitment to prioritise removing level crossings.
The Premier joined the Member for Bentleigh, Nick Staikos, to make the announcement at the level crossing on North Rd, Ormond, set to go under Labor’s plan to remove 50 of our most dangerous and congested crossings.
The Premier’s letter provided formal instructions to the East West Connect Partnership to immediately suspend all works and project activities relating to the East West Link. These instructions ensure that drilling works that would have torn up Royal Park to create a ‘launch pit’ in advance of tunnel drilling works will not take place.
Labor will end the East West waste and get to work on our priorities, removing the following 50 level crossings:
- Abbotts Rd DANDENONG SOUTH
- Aviation Rd LAVERTON
- Balcombe Rd MENTONE
- Bell St COBURG
- Bell St PRESTON
- Blackburn Rd BLACKBURN
- Buckley St ESSENDON
- Burke Rd GLEN IRIS
- Camp Rd CAMPBELLFIELD
- Centre Rd BENTLEIGH
- Centre Rd CLAYTON
- Chandler Rd NOBLE PARK
- Charman Rd CHELTENHAM
- Cherry St WERRIBEE
- Clayton Rd CLAYTON
- Clyde Rd BERWICK
- Corrigan Rd NOBLE PARK
- Edithvale Rd EDITHVALE
- Eel Race Rd SEAFORD
- Ferguson St WILLIAMSTOWN
- Furlong Rd ST ALBANS
- Glenroy Rd GLENROY
- Grange Rd ALPHINGTON
- Grange Rd CARNEGIE
- Hallam Rd HALLAM
- Heatherdale Rd MITCHAM
- Heatherton Rd NOBLE PARK
- High St RESERVOIR
- Koornang Rd CARNEGIE
- Kororoit Creek Rd W’TOWN NORTH
- Lower Plenty Rd ROSANNA
- Main Road East/West ST ALBANS
- Manchester Rd MOOROOLBARK
- Maroondah Hwy LILYDALE
- McKinnon Rd MCKINNON
- Melton Hwy SYDENHAM
- Moreland Rd BRUNSWICK
- Mountain Hwy BAYSWATER
- Murrumbeena Rd MURRUMBEENA
- North Rd ORMOND
- Poath Rd HUGHESDALE
- Scoresby Rd BAYSWATER
- Seaford Rd SEAFORD
- Skye/Overton Rd FRANKSTON
- South Gippsland Hwy DANDENONG
- Station St BONBEACH
- Station St CARRUM
- Thompsons Rd LYNDHURST
- Toorak Rd KOOYONG
- Werribee St WERRIBEE
Quotes Attributable to Premier Daniel Andrews
“I’ve written to the consortium and ordered that works be stopped on this botched and secretive project.”
“The Victorian people made their voices heard loud and clear. They don’t want an $18 billion tunnel, they want 50 level crossings removed.”
Quotes Attributable to Nick Staikos, Member for Bentleigh
“Level crossings like this one hold up traffic, slow down trains and put lives in danger. They’ve simply got to go.”