2021 is going to be a big year. As a community we are bouncing back from the pandemic and life is finally starting to get back to normal. Importantly, there are several local road and community infrastructure projects that will be getting underway across Knox – projects I committed to at the last election to…
NEIL MITCHELL: Alan Tudge good morning. ALAN TUDGE: Good morning Neil. NEIL MITCHELL: Ok yes or no to the 12 months extension? ALAN TUDGE: I do not like it and I think that Daniel Andrews needs to explain why it is necessary and what the purpose of it is. Ordinarily as you know he has…
$80M FOR DORSET RD EXTENSION We have secured $80 million to finally build the Dorset Rd extension! This has been on the books for decades, and now can be done. It will make a huge difference to local traffic, and take cars off suburban streets in Ferntree Gully as people presently do the rat-run to…
After being on the drawing board for decades, construction of the $6m Henderson Road bridge has started today. The Federal Member for Aston, Hon Alan Tudge MP, today turned the first sod of the project which will fix the missing connection on Henderson Road over the Corrhanwarrabul Creek, linking Rowville to Knoxfield. “The new bridge to…
Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, today announced Napoleon Road will be duplicated from Lysterfield Road to Kelletts Road with $50m in secured funding. The upgrade involves the duplication of Napoleon Road from Lysterfield Road to Kelletts Road in Rowville, in Melbourne’s outer south-east. This section of Napoleon Road…
The Hon Alan Tudge has secured $15m which will allow the construction of up to 500 carparks at Ferntree Gully station. The station carpark is often at capacity by 7.30am, which then pushes overflow into neighbouring streets. Upper Gully station has a similar problem. This new carpark will fix the problems at Ferntree Gully but…
A $300,000 funding boost for the 1000 Steps will ensure the longevity of the iconic attraction – loved by tourists and locals. The Federal Member for Aston, Hon Alan Tudge MP, today announced the funding would go towards feasibility studies to improve car parking at the 1000 Steps and construct a shared use bridge at…
VICTORIAN LIBERAL NATIONALS HAVE THE RIGHT POPULATION VISION 20-September-2018 Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Planning, the Hon. Alan Tudge MP, has today welcomed the Victorian Coalition’s commitment to establish a Population Commission. The Commission is designed to better plan rapid population growth in Victoria, particularly in Melbourne, taking advice from the Federal Government. The…
The Turnbull Government will build the Melbourne Airport Rail Link, connecting the CBD and Tullamarine Airport for all Victorians. Alan Tudge MP said that a rail connection to Melbourne Airport had been talked about for 50 years but would now be brought to fruition through an investment of $5 billion from the Turnbull Government. He…
In a pointed speech to Infrastructure Partnerships Australia yesterday, the original proponent of the East West Link, Sir Rod Eddington, again called on Daniel Andrews and the Victorian Labor Government to build the missing link. Sir Eddington expressed his disappointment at the State Labor Government’s scrapping of the project and the associated $1.2 billion…