The Outer Metropolitan Ring (OMR) Road is a new high speed transport corridor linking Melbourne’s North and West. It would combine a proposed freeway with railway tracks for interstate freight and high-speed passenger trains.
In 2008, the Brumby Government announced the Victorian Transport Plan(VTP), which detailed a catalogue of critical transportation projects that Melbourne and Victoria needs to manage growth and liveability. The VTP included the Metro Tunnel, the West Gate Tunnel, the North East Link, Peninsula Link and the Regional Rail Link. All of these are completed or almost completed. The Outer Metropolitan Ring Road is the final project to be delivered.
The OMR will give the West of Melbourne a critical connection to the North and take thousands of cars off local roads. The OMR will lift productivity and support manageable growth in the West through improved transport connectivity between key transport hubs such as Melbourne Airport, Avalon Airport, the Port of Geelong and the proposed Western Intermodal Freight Terminal and proposed Bay West Port Precinct.
The 2008 Planning Assessment Report by VicRoads describes the road as providing “the backbone for the future transport network planning in Melbourne’s growing northern and western suburbs.” At this election, it’s time for all candidates to commit to the Outer Metropolitan Ring Road.
REQUEST: COMMIT TO THE DELIVERY OF THE OMR
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