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Drouin to get 40 new car parking spaces to Drouin Station under Victorian government Car Parks for Commuters program
The Andrews Labor government is making it easier than ever before to catch the train with hundreds of new and upgraded station car parks now open across the state.
The parking boost of 225 spaces includes 50 new spaces at Wattle Glen Station, 55 new spaces at Yarraman Station, 50 new and upgraded at Nar Nar Goon Station, and 40 new spaces at Drouin Station, with 30 more new and upgraded spaces to be opened in coming weeks at Upper Ferntree Gully Station.
Car Parks for Commuters program will also deliver benefits for cyclists and pedestrians, to free up local streets and make it easier for everyone to catch the train
New accessible parking bays
Locals will also benefit from new accessible parking bays, bicycle parking, lighting and CCTV, with new secure Parkiteer bike facilities also set to become available at Upper Ferntree Gully and Yarraman stations. Delivering the new and upgraded car parks will free up neighbouring streets and make it easier and safer for more people to catch the train.
The new and upgraded car spaces at Wattle Glen, Yarraman, Nar Nar Goon, Drouin, and Upper Ferntree Gully stations are part of the Labor government's Car Parks for Commuters program. Delivered by the Level Crossing Removal Project, the projects are also planting more than 14,000 new trees, shrubs and grasses across the five sites.
New and upgraded car parks
Major construction is also well underway at Merlynston Station, providing 300 new and upgraded car parks for Coburg, Fawkner and Pascoe Vale commuters. Stage 1 works are nearing completion on the north-east car park and bicycle facilities, which are scheduled to open later this month.
The unveiling coincides with the recent opening of the Tarneit Station car park, delivering 500 new and upgraded spaces for commuters, as well as new lighting and CCTV. The government's Car Parks for Commuters program has delivered 15,000 new and upgraded car parks across Victorian Stations to date, with an additional 6000 to be delivered. For more information on the Car Parks for Commuters Program.
Feeing up local streets
Minister for Public Transport Ben Carroll said, "We're opening hundreds of new and upgraded spaces at stations across the state - providing commuters with faster, safer connections."
"We've already delivered more than 15,000 new and upgraded spaces at train stations across Victoria, and there's thousands more on the way."
Member for Eastern Victoria Region Harriet Shing said, "The opening of the new car parks at Nar Nar Goon and Drouin stations will make travel easier for these communities and free up local streets."
Pictures from Harriet Shing MP Facebook page.
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