NOVEMBER 24, 2020 \ STARWEEKLY.COM.AU
Brimbank mayor Ranka Rasic has welcomed confirmation the Airport Rail Link will include a Sunshine Super Hub. (Supplied)
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“A fast and efficient airport rail service stopping at the new Sunshine Super Hub, a station of statewide significance, will clearly put Sunshine on the map as the gateway to the world and Melbourne’s western CBD.” Cr Rasic said more detail was needed about how the project would be delivered and how it would ensure the future-proofing of the implementation of the Western Rail Plan and Suburban Rail Loop. “Critical to the success of the project is a close and effective working relationship with all tiers of government so that the benefits are shared locally and regionally,” she said. “Council has been engaging closely with our community and we have a very clear mandate
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of what our community’s aspirations and expectations are for how major infrastructure is delivered. “We are excited to see this landmark project move ahead. It will reinvent Sunshine and Brimbank as a thriving economic centre – unlocking jobs now and for future generations, and re-establishing our city as an employment epicentre for Melbourne and Victoria’s west. “Council wants to see the Sunshine Super Hub and Melbourne Airport Rail deliver jobs both during and well beyond construction, and we are also seeking education and employment pathways that consider new and emerging professions around the Sunshine Priority Precinct.”
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The route for the Melbourne Airport Rail Link has been set following a historic agreement between the state and federal governments. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Premier Daniel Andrews on Saturday announced that airport trains would run through the Metro Tunnel and the majority of Victorians could get to the airport with just one interchange from their closest station. Melbourne’s west will have direct airport access via a single interchange at Sunshine station, or Footscray station for Werribee and Williamstown line passengers. Construction on the rail link will begin in
2022, with a target completion date of 2029. The multi-billion-dollar project will take travellers into the heart of the CBD in less than 30 minutes and connect Victoria’s regional and metropolitan rail networks to the airport for the first time. Brimbank mayor Ranka Rasic welcomed the Melbourne Airport Rail Link announcement, calling it an unprecedented opportunity for lasting and positive change. “This is much more than a transport project,” Cr Rasic said. “Through job creation and economic growth, we will be on the way to recovery from COVID-19 and on track to see Sunshine become the economic powerhouse of the west.
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