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Multi-million dollar election promise for Calder Freeway | Brimbank & North West

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The federal government has made a multi-million dollar election promise to invest $300 million towards fixing the Calder Freeway if re-elected. The funding will be used to build a long-awaited diamond interchange at Calder Park Drive, which once complete will improve safety, reduce congestion and provide better access. Calder Park Drive receives approximately 4400 vehicles per day, including 1700 heavy vehicles. It is the main access route onto …

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Local council welcomes $300 million pledge to ‘Fix the Calder’

The local council has been advocating for major safety upgrades to the Calder Freeway since 2021. Image: Brimbank Council The Brimbank Council has welcomed the federal government’s election commitment of $300 million to build a new and urgently needed diamond interchange at Calder Park Drive, to improve road safety, reduce congestion and improve access. According to the council, the Calder Freeway is one of Australia’s most dangerous roads. And …

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Infrastructure Magazine

Council campaign secures Calder pledge - Infrastructure Magazine

Image Credit: Brimbank City CouncilThe Federal Government has pledged $300 million to build a long-awaited diamond interchange at Calder Park Drive, a move Brimbank Council says will significantly improve safety and access on the Calder Freeway. Brimbank Council says the funding pledge follows years of advocacy through the ‘Fix the Calder’ campaign, first launched in 2021, which includes the local government, the Calder Action Group and other co…

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Council to join service centre fight

Macedon Ranges Shire Council has slammed plans for a Calder Freeway service centre at Woodend and will join petitioners to fight it. Plans include three fast-food restaurants with drive-throughs, 174 parking bays for cars/trucks/caravans, internally-illuminated signage, and construction of two new on/off freeway ramps. Woodend residents have launched a campaign and petition to stop the application, which comes just four years after the Victorian…

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Council secures $300M for road safety upgrade

Image: George/stock.adobe.com A federal investment of $300 million has been pledged to the construction of a new interchange in Brimbank, after years of advocacy from the council for this major safety upgrade. The investment will support the delivery of a long-awaited diamond interchange at Calder Park Drive, a move Brimbank Council has said will significantly improve safety and access on the Calder Freeway. Brimbank Council said that the fu…

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