Hume City Council has welcomed the State Government’s commitment to fund the duplication of Mickleham Road, which will bring traffic congestion relief to its growing population.
A $104 million commitment in the State Budget 2022-23 will be in addition to $109.5 million committed by the Federal Government in their most recent Federal Budget 2022-23, following Council’s long-term advocacy.
The project will see 1.6-kilometre duplication from Somerton Road and Dellamore Boulevard, creating a safer journey for the thousands of drivers who use the road every day. It will also deliver bus priority lanes at intersections, to help cut travel times.
Along with a commitment to Mickleham Road, Council has welcomed funding for a number of other initiatives, including:
- New schools to be constructed, which will open in 2024:
- Lockerbie Central Primary School
- Merrifield South Primary School
- Additional stages to:
- Aitken Hill Primary School
- Gaayip-Yagila Primary School
- Land acquisition for future schools
- Special school upgrades
- Broadmeadows Special Developmental School
- Hume Valley School
- New bus services
- A high -frequency weekday shuttle bus between the Donnybrook and Craigieburn Stations as well as upgrades to the Craigieburn Station Bus Interchange.
- New services for communities in Sunbury and Diggers Rest.
- $2.2 million in heritage protection:
- To maintain the land and buildings at Jacksons Hill, Sunbury, while the associated master plan and land divestment strategy are delivered.
- $9.7 million supporting our suburbs to recover and thrive: o To continue supporting our Suburban Revitalisation Boards in Boronia, Broadmeadows, Frankston, Lilydale, Melton, Noble Park, Reservoir and Tarneit.
