Geotechnical drilling crews and other field specialists will be out and about in inner-Melbourne as detailed planning work continues for the East West Link, Minister for Roads Terry Mulder said today.

The Deans Marsh to Colac school bus will open its spare seats to student and senior concession card holders, on a trial basis from today, announced Minister for Public Transport and Member for Polwarth Terry Mulder.

Train services in Melbourne’s south-east are set to be drastically improved with Premier Denis Napthine today announcing the forthcoming State Budget will include $100 million for upgrades and maintenance work on the Frankston line.

Major works to remove three of Victoria’s most notorious rail level crossings are set to begin shortly with Premier Denis Napthine and Minister for Roads Terry Mulder awarding construction tenders for the projects today.

Melton residents will see significant improvements to their Palmerston Street taxi rank thanks to a $73,000 Victorian Coalition Government funding boost announced by Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder.

The infamous level crossing at Main Road East and West, St Albans is one step closer to being history after being included in a further $52.3 million funding boost for the Coalition Government’s metropolitan level crossing blitz program, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder said today.

Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder said today that the Blackburn Road, Blackburn level crossing project has been included in a $52.3 million boost for the Metro Level Crossing Blitz program.

Williams Landing passengers boarded local trains for the first time this morning, with Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder and Member for Western Metropolitan Region Andrew Elsbury among those who welcomed the first train.

Geelong residents are set to receive a brand new train station with Premier Denis Napthine today announcing funding to begin construction on the $25.9 million Grovedale station.

Two new taxi ranks will be built on Sydney Road in Brunswick and another upgraded nearby thanks to more than $100,000 in Victorian Coalition Government funding, announced today by Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder.

The Victorian Coalition Government has released a policy to help manage noise from new passenger rail infrastructure, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder said today.

Bendigo line passengers will see major improvements, prompted by passenger feedback, when a new V/Line timetable begins on Sunday 28 April, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder said today.

Residents in the Glen Eira, Monash and Greater Dandenong areas will benefit when a new train timetable begins on Sunday 28 April, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder said today.

Sri Durga Temple devotees will have easier access from Sunday 28 April with a new bus stop and bus route 456 to begin stopping from Sunday 28 April, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder said today.

The biggest public transport infrastructure project currently underway anywhere in the country – the Regional Rail Link – is now quickly taking shape following today’s release of the final artist impressions of new stations being built at Wyndham Vale and Tarneit.

A $66 million upgrade of the Ringwood Station precinct will enable a $500 million redevelopment of Eastland Shopping Centre and Ringwood Town Centre by Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), Premier Denis Napthine announced today.

Free bus services and special early trams will be available for people going to the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder announced today.