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    • kitchgp posted
    Posted in Melbourne suburban » Rail link to Doncaster

    The Ring Road needed to be completed, I just don't agree to the option they've chosen (or the funding model). Had it connected up with Eastlink east of the tunnels, it would have been a far more effective solution.

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    chomper

    As has been pointed out by numerous others, this was probably the worst option. It’s turned NE Link into a Greensborough – City freeway rather than filling in the missing link between the Ring Road and Eastlink. However one suspects that Eastlink’s current owner would have been pedalling furiously in the background. The other options would have bypassed its tunnels with the consequential significant loss of revenue. It wants full tunnels, even if they are clogged with traffic. Another casualty of privatisation.

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    Edited 10 Feb 2019 21:26, 2 years ago, edited by kitchgp

    The Ring Road needed to be completed, I just don't agree to the option they've chosen (or the funding model). Had it connected up with Eastlink east of the tunnels, it would have been a far more effective solution.

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    chomper

    As has been pointed out by numerous others, this was probably the worst option. It’s turned NE Link into a Greensborough – City freeway rather than filling in the missing link between the Ring Road and Eastlink. However one suspects that Eastlink’s current owner would have  been pedalling furiously in the background. The other options would have bypassed its tunnels with the consequential significant loss of revenue. It wants full tunnels, even if they are clogged with traffic. Another casualty of privatisation.