Business Review Australia - March 2016_

CONSTRUCTION

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and moving freight more efficiently.
As a key part of realising the goals in
these priorities, VicRoads is looking
at transportation altogether in a
different way.
“We’re in the business of moving
people and goods. We recognise
a diverse choice of transportation
modes for our customers—cars,
trains, buses, trams, and active
transport modes including walking
and cycling,” says Fisher, noting

that use of public transportation

in Melbourne is growing rapidly at

a double-digit rate, each 5-year

census period. “If we’re going to

be successful in moving people

in such a rapidly growing city, as

a roads organisation we have to

really embrace public transport as

a solution to the future for moving

people, as opposed to just more

cars.”

VicRoads is taking several steps

Overnight works to lift beams into place for the bridge over Cheltenham

Road in Keysborough as part of the Dandenong Bypass

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