[Greens-Media] Truck Action Plan announcement is lame - Hartland

[Elizabeth.Ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au]

Greens MLC Colleen Hartland has described today's state government 
announcement of $21 million towards the Truck Action Plan as "lame".

"$21 million won't even touch the sides," said Colleen Hartland

"The Plan is budgeted at $380 million.  It's the expensive bits that would 
take the trucks off the roads - that is, the big projects in Yarraville 
and Tottenham. The $10 million spent so far seems to have been blown on 
glossy brochures saying 'It's all part of the plan'.  Nothing is actually 
happening."

"I can't believe they've actually committed to widening Moreland and 
Whitehall Streets to funnel more trucks onto Francis Street, Somerville 
Road and Williamstown Road in Yarraville, while failing to commit to the 
parts of the Truck Action plan in Yarraville and Tottenham that actually 
will get trucks off residential streets."

"The Truck Action Plan is one of the few government road plans that the 
community actually largely support.  I think the government is very unwise 
to make an announcement that they are not committed to fully funding the 
Truck Action Plan ahead of the Westlink tunnel and freeway nightmare," 
said Ms Hartland

"I was expecting a Truck Action Plan announcement from the government 
during the election period.  But I thought it would be a better one than 
we got today."

For comment: Colleen Hartland - 9689 6373

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Liz Ingham
Office of Colleen Hartland MLC
Western Metropolitan Region

A: 75 Victoria Street, Seddon 3011
P: 9689 6373
M: 0409 333 595
F: 9689 6227
E: elizabeth.ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au
W: http://mps.vic.greens.org.au

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Parliament of Victoria                                                                                                                    . 
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