Works on Regional Rail to Start this Year after $4 Billion Project Secures Federal Funding
Source: Victoria. Premier. Media Release
"Regional Rail Link, the centrepiece of the Brumby Government’s $38 billion Victorian Transport Plan, has secured Rudd Government funding allowing works to increase services across the V/Line and metropolitan rail networks to start by the end of the year. At Bendigo Railway Station, Premier John Brumby welcomed last night’s Rudd Government Federal Budget announcement of $3.2 billion towards the project and said it demonstrated Victoria had prioritised the right nation building projects to stimulate the economy and sustain jobs.“Regional Rail Link will create a generational shift in Victoria’s rail network, for the first time separate our regional and metropolitan trains, improve capacity, allow for more services and importantly, secure at least 2,800 jobs during construction,” Mr Brumby said."