The Victorian Labor Party has today announced a new policy Project 10,000 which renews its commitment to building a truck bypass. Now called the West Gate Distributor, this project would see the construction of new ramps from the West Gate Freeway and upgrades to Hyde Street, Whitehall Street and Shepherds Bridge.This new route through industrial
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What a great turn out yesterday to our ‘Kids and Trucks Don’t Mix’ protest action, a big thank you to all who attended.Over 200 kids, parents, residents and politicians joined the call to ban trucks during school crossing times. The crowd heard from a range of speakers including Samantha McArthur – President of MTAG Edith,
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BIGGER trucks to rumble down residential streets in Yarraville? No way! SIGN THE PETITION NOW! Do you think Francis Street in Yarraville can safely accommodate trucks that are 36.5 metre long (8 Toyota Corollas or 20 bicycles) and weigh 68.5 tonnes? We understand that the freight industry has made an application to State Government to
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MCC submission on air quality PDF This is an excellent summary of the issues we face and contains strong, sensible recommendations.Hats off to MCC! Recommendations That the Federal Government: 1. Supports the construction of alternative truck routes (on/off ramps) to and from the Westgate Freeway, in order to remove trucks from residential streets. 2. Provide
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Here’s a quick video from our action yesterday on Shepherds Bridge Footscray.Over 200 people were on the bridge adding to the pressure on the State Government to commit to building a truck bypass. VicRoads estimates that the bypass would remove approximately 1,000,000 trucks per year off our streets. More videos are here on MTAG’s YouTube
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Have you been wondering why MTAG has chosen to blockade Shepherd’s Bridge this Tuesday morning? Here’s why: Enough is Enough – Build the Truck Bypass Now Good for Truckies | Good for Industry | Good for Residents
Radio National’s Background Briefing has just done a radio documentary on diesel exhaust and its health implications.The program starts in Yarraville covering the truck issue here in the inner west and then travels to Western Australia to look at diesel in our mining industry. Experts from around the world are interviewed, speaking about the latest
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The rescheduled Deliver Us From Diesel Truck Protest is on 19 March 8:00am We will be blocking Shepherd’s Bridge (where Footscray Rd crosses the Maribyrnong River) from 8:00 – 8:30am SHARP! We’re holding this protest to send a clear message to the Ballieu government that we need a Truck Bypass now because: • Diesel exhaust
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