Minister for Roads & Ports
When the Government took office in October 1999, we promised an open and accountable style of Government. we believe the best way forward for Victoria is a Government that consults, listens and works together with all Victorians, while providing leadership and decisive action.
Updated: 1 year 9 weeks ago
$36 MILLION TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON PRINCES HIGHWAY EAST
A major funding boost from the Brumby Labor Government will improve safety along a significant stretch of the Princes Highway East, Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas announced today.
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$20M BOOST TO FIX POTHOLES AND FLOOD-AFFECTED ROADS
The Brumby Labor Government today announced $20 million to fix potholes and repair roads in regional and rural areas affected by the recent heavy rains and flooding.
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DISCOUNTED OPPOSITION PROMISE IS A ROAD TO NOWHERE
The latest shallow pledge from the Liberal National Opposition is taking the people of regional and rural Victoria for fools, the Brumby Labor Government said today.
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FIVE LANES OPEN ON PARTS OF THE WEST GATE BRIDGE
After 18 months of construction work, the West Gate Bridge strengthening project today moved one step closer to completion with the opening of five lanes on two out of three sections of the iconic bridge.
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CONTRACT AWARDED FOR $39.8 MILLION BASS HWY FINAL STAGE
The contract has been awarded to build the seventh and final stage of the Bass Highway duplication project, Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas announced today.
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HELPING VICTORIAN BOATERS AVOID LONG QUEUES
The Brumby Labor Government will fund a $25,000 feasibility study into the installation of web-cams at the state’s busiest boat ramps, to provide Victorian boaters with real-time online information on queues, parking availability and weather conditions.
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MAJOR WORKS COMPLETE ON $4.5M EMERALD SAFETY BOOST
Major safety improvement works along Beaconsfield-Emerald Road between Princes Highway and Station Avenue in Emerald are complete, Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas said today.
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MAJOR MILESTONE REACHED ON POUND ROAD PROJECT
Work on the Brumby Labor Government’s $36.8 million Pound Road upgrade reached another major milestone this week, with the concrete deck poured for the new widened section of the bridge in Dandenong South today.
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PENINSULA LINK MAJOR CONSTRUCTION RAMPS UP
Major earthworks are ramping up on the Brumby Labor Government’s $759 million toll-free Peninsula Link project, with Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas today inspecting works at Cranbourne Road in Frankston.
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$6.5 MILLION FOR SAFER BOAT RAMP AT BASTION POINT
A new ocean access boat ramp will be developed at Bastion Point, subject to required planning and environmental approvals, thanks to funding from the Brumby Labor Government.
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NEW VICROADS SMART APPS FOR SMART DRIVERS
Three new smartphone applications will provide Victorian motorists with real-time free parking and travel information, Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas announced today.
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$20 MILLION FOR MORE WORK ON THE DINGLEY ARTERIAL
The Brumby Labor Government will spend $20 million for the next section of the Dingley Arterial to improve traffic flow and road safety in Melbourne’s outer south-eastern suburbs.
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IMPORTANT OPEN SPACES TO BE PRESERVED IN VERMONT
Important open space within the former Healesville freeway reservation between Springvale Road and Boronia Road in Vermont will be preserved, Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas announced today.
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$4.5 MILLION SAFETY BOOST FOR DONNYBROOK ROAD
A new $4.5 million funding boost from the Brumby Labor Government will improve safety on Donnybrook Road between Woodstock and Donnybrook.
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NEXT CONTRACT AWARDED FOR M80 RING ROAD UPGRADE
The $2.25 billion M80 Ring Road Upgrade has reached another milestone, with the contract awarded to Leighton Contractors for the next section of works between the Western Highway and Furlong Road in St Albans.
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GREENS’ UNETHICAL SPIN HITS MORAL SNAG
Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas has added his voice to concerns about the Greens Political Party’s scaremongering and fictional claims about roads in inner suburban Melbourne.
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$21 MILLION FUNDING BOOST FOR TRUCK ACTION PLAN
The Brumby Labor Government today announced $21 million to complete the northern section of the Truck Action Plan (TAP) and upgrade Moreland and Whitehall Streets in Footscray.
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VICTORIANS URGED TO STEP IT UP FOR WALKTOBER
Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas today warmed up for next week’s Walktober Workplace Challenge with a ‘walk-off’ over a furlong at Moonee Valley Racecourse.
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SCHOOL CROSSING SUPERVISOR BOOST ON ARTERIAL ROADS
Better safety around schools is the focus of a new Brumby Labor Government funding boost announced by Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas.
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CALDER FREEWAY-KINGS ROAD UPGRADE WORKS UNDERWAY
Works have started for a new direct freeway link between Kings Road and the Calder Freeway at Taylors Lakes, as part of the first stage of safety improvements along the freeway between Keilor and Diggers Rest.
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