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Brodie Cowbu brodie@bays rn idenew s.com.au Shadow minister Rich-Phillips for roads THE state year budget said the “2019- Gordon leased “massive opposition has blasted for Labor’ update shows 20 mid- million yesterday shows struction cost blowout” a that costs on s of anothe has out, includ projects contin The nine the Mordialloc the conthe projec had to be funnel r $148 road ue to ing on the connec led into which will kilometer stretchFreeway. way.” Mordialloc blow- see massivt as Labor contin tional scope tion and to addres Freee cost blowo ues to overinsula Freewlink the Morni of road, “In May required s addiacross Victor outcom uts in projec 2017, Labor as Aspendale ay at Spring ngton Pen- $300 broader ts Statem es of the Enviro a result of the vale Road million transport The mid ia.” Gardens committed to fully pass in Dingle in southin before nment Effects network to the Dingle year budget ent proces fund the the state east Melbo efficiency s, such noise attenua y By- jected having anothe projec update to cost around y Village, was urne.” as additio After from r $75 million t, million government read into the $375 million estimated budget read. tion requirements, nal tender being identifi troubled in- projec has been allocat that $148.2 2018/19 ed as preferr er in . project ” the budget ed t, spread “The new in the ed ell-Decmil March, McCo “The mid-ye ,” he said. out over to the road link will years. Joint Ventur nnell Downectivity the next increase ar budget cially of four “Additional update and draw the arterial road the con- and awarded the contrae was offire- vided constru funding network ct to design residential through traffic will be to deliver ber. They ct the freeway away from prothe full in Septem said that and Mordi areas in Aspendale scope of were 75,000 alloc. predic Gardens the local motorists by 2031. ted to use the amenity This will improv route daily in those areas as e the The projec well as t is expected ished in late 2021. to be fin-
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