Network road pricing is inevitable to manage increasing congestion on city motorways and to facilitate more efficient transport networks, says 891 Transurban chief executive Scott Charlton.
CPB Contractors has achieved contractual close on Melbourne’s planned 5km West Gate Tunnel, originally called the Western Distributor.
The road will link the West Gate Freeway at Yarraville, a suburb of Melbourne, with the tolled CityLink road network at Docklands via a tunnel beneath Yarraville.
Public consultation started this month for the proposed US$4.16 billion Western Distributor toll road project in Australia's Victoria state.
The latest planes include options for either a short or long tunnel to connect Distributor to the West Gate Freeway.
Victoria state government will spend $1.54 billion onthe project but no money is coming from the federal government.
Transurban, the project's developer, said the shorter tunnel will have its entrance built in the Hyde Street Reserve.
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The UK is working on plans to develop contactless charging systems for electric vehicles. Trials of the technology will be carried out on test routes away from the public highway to test the systems. The technology will be able to recharge electric and hybrid vehicles. The aim of the project is to develop sound technologies that can then be installed on England’s major roads. These trials are the first of their kind and will investigate how the technology would work safely and effectively on the country’s m
Plans are now well in hand in Australia for the US$4.04 billion Western Distributor Project in Victoria, due for completion in 2022. The project will be built under a new partnership between the Victorian state government and Transurban. The road project is supported by the Victorian Transport Association and will connect the West Gate Freeway to CityLink. The new route will help reduce the numbers of HGVs using the West Gate Bridge and will also upgrade the link to the Port of Melbourne. The project calls
