TRANSIT NEWSFILE

摘要

On 30 April it was announced that a Major Cities Unit has been established within the Department for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. The 2008-2009 Budget was handed down on 13 May;major transport features include: $20 billion to the Government's Building Australia Fund, which will be used to finance major infrastructure projects in the future; $12 million to assess the feasibility of Sir Rod Eddington's transport plan for Melbourne; South Australia will receive $3 million for a transport sustainability study for Adelaide; $3 million will be spent to develop a strategic framework for transport networks servicing Perth Airport; $0.8 million for a comprehensive study into the transport needs of the Lower Hunter Region, in conjunction with New South Wales; $1 million for a study of the transport needs of the Central West of NSW; and $25 million for a study into an Express Metro from the Sydney CBD to Parramatta.