SupplyChain Magazine March 2016 | Page 91

VICROADS
AUSTRALIA and moving freight more efficiently . As a key part of realising the goals in these priorities , VicRoads is looking at transportation altogether in a different way .
“ We ’ re in the business of moving people and goods . We recognise a diverse choice of transportation modes for our customers — cars , trains , buses , trams , and active transport modes including walking and cycling ,” says Fisher , noting that use of public transportation in Melbourne is growing rapidly at a double-digit rate , each 5-year census period . “ If we ’ re going to be successful in moving people in such a rapidly growing city , as a roads organisation we have to really embrace public transport as a solution to the future for moving people , as opposed to just more cars .”
VicRoads is taking several steps
Overnight works to lift beams into place for the bridge over Cheltenham Road in Keysborough as part of the Dandenong Bypass
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