31.08.2022
Artikel Nummer: 41862
Moving more freight off the roads
Works on the railways to move more freight onto rail and take more trucks off local roads in Melbourne’s south-east have made progress: a new freight rail line has opened in the state of Victoria.
The new east-west link is part of the AUD 58 million (EUR 40 million) Australian Port Rail Shuttle Network (PRSN) project connecting the Port of Melbourne and Dandenong South. The link – known as a spur line – will also connect the Cranbourne line to a new intermodal freight terminal to be constructed and operated by Salta Properties later this year.
Once complete, PRSN will slash truck movements on suburban roads by up to 175,000 trips each year and cut freight transport costs by up to 10%, the Victorian government said. (ben)