In April 2008 the Victorian Government announced a $112.7 million package of short term initiatives designed to address congestion within 10km of Melbourne CBD, where most traffic is concentrated.  This plan is to work in conjunction with medium and longer term solutions, like major road upgrades and the purchase of new trains and trams. Please view the premier's media release New congestion plan to ease peak pressure for more information. 

The plan
Keeping Melbourne Moving [PDF, 844KB] involves a range of measures to tackle congestion within the inner Melbourne area, the plan includes:

• the extension and standardisation of clearway times
• targeted improvements for bus and tram priority
• further developments to the bicycle and pedestrian network
• the expansion of the VicRoads incident response service to clear breakdowns and other blockages on arterial roads
• measures to reduce the impact of roadworks and events on traffic
• the provision of more information to commuters so they can make informed travel choices

If you have any further queries about a Keeping Melbourne Moving project please email us.