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Victorian State Budget 2023/24

Getting Victorians home sooner and safer

We are building the roads, rail, trams and trains our state needs now, and for the future.

Since 2014, the Victorian Government has committed $112 billion in planning, building, running and upgrading Victoria’s transport network.

We’ve been getting on with the Big Build: the Metro Tunnel, the Level Crossing Removal Program, the Suburban Rail Loop, the West Gate Tunnel and the North East Link and many others. These projects are transforming the way Victorians travel, and creating thousands of jobs.

This Budget provides another $7.3 billion to keep delivering transport projects and give Victorians the great transport network they deserve.

Our investments will not only slash travel times and improve safety, they will also support growth in our economy. Our Big Build projects support 20,000 jobs directly, and provide career paths for apprentices, cadets and trainees – giving Victorians the confidence that if they learn a trade, there will be a job for them on one of our major projects.

Removing 110 level crossings by 2030

We're removing 110 dangerous and congested level crossings across Melbourne by 2030, the largest project of its kind in Victoria's history.

Safer roads and improved travel times

Well‑maintained roads are safer roads.

Upgrading the Melton line

Melbourne’s west is booming – almost 300,000 people have moved to the western suburbs in the past decade.

Better metro trams and trains

We’re making it faster and easier to get around Melbourne on public transport, and keep Victoria moving.

More regional travel, more often, for less

Our regional rail network is the backbone of our state, connecting communities to work, study and spend time with each other.

Keeping Victoria moving

As our communities grow, the services people rely on need to grow, too – including our local buses.

Reviewed 20 May 2023

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