Construction work of the 7.5 kilometre Footscray to Deer Park section of Victoria’s multi-billion dollar Regional Rail Link has commenced.

 

This multi-billion dollar project is building Melbourne's first new piece of passenger rail infrastructure since the Glen Waverley line was opened in 1930, more than 80 years ago," Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said.

 

"Since then the City's population has more than quadrupled to over four million residents and unlike our predecessors we recognise that the task of putting in place the modern infrastructure necessary to support such growth is too big for any one level of government.”

 

The Federal Government has committed $3.2 billion to the construction of the rail link, and forms one of the country’s largest public transport projects in generations.

 

Work is expected to commence on the 24 kilometre section from deer Park to West Werribee later this year.