April 15: Wyndham City welcomes the State Government’s announcement that it will get on with delivering the Western Distributor, but is concerned that Wyndham residents may face even longer traffic delays.
A second river crossing is a much needed step forward for Wyndham residents, many of whom are forced to spend hours battling long traffic delays and Council looks forward to extra traffic lanes from Laverton North all the way into the Port and CBD.
It is however vital that the Western Distributor and other projects do not add unreasonably to resident’s woes during the construction period.
If the State Government spends four years building the Western Distributor, as expected, and a further 18 months adding an extra lane to the Bolte Bridge, Wyndham residents could be forced to deal with up to six years of major delays.
Wyndham City’s Portfolio Holder for Transport, Cr Glenn Goodfellow, said: “Council has been assured that none of the existing lanes will be lost during peak periods during the construction of the Western Distributor. This is a welcome change to what has happened with the current works taking place at the bottom of City Link.”
“It is simply unacceptable that Wyndham residents should continue to be forced to spend more than two hours just to get to work every day.”
“The latest data shows that 19 per cent of Wyndham residents, more than 14,000 people, drive to work in the city every day. This is more than any other growth area suburb in Melbourne.”
“Through our Get Wyndham Moving campaign, Wyndham City continues to call for tangible solutions for our residents.”
“While we welcome the State Government’s commitment to build a second river crossing, Wyndham residents desperately need to see the duplication of Sayers Rd, the upgrade of Doherty’s Rd and funding for more car parks at Williams Landing train station.”
“Now that we know Wyndham residents will face even more delays while the Western Distributor is being built, we also urgently need the State Government to minimise the construction period by committing to three shifts a day, seven days a week.”
“The State Government should also take a serious look at options to increase capacity on arterial roads and freeways such as peak or tidal flow technology that is being used in the USA to create extra traffic lanes in the peak direction.”
“Now is the time for residents to also add their voices to the campaign to Get Wyndham Moving and to learn how they can advocate to the State and Federal Governments on this important issue.”
Residents can visit www.getwyndhammoving.com.au and www.fundourfuture.info/ to learn more about how they can advocate for better infrastructure outcomes for Wyndham.
Place of Work City of Melbourne and Car as Driver Single Mode of Transport 2011
| Corridor | Residence Municipality | No of residents travelling to Melbourne | No. of residents using car (as a single mode) | % |
| Western | Wyndham | 14463 | 6187 | 43% |
| Brimbank (C) | 12878 | 5529 | 43% | |
| Melton (S) | 7520 | 3434 | 46% | |
| Northern | Hume (C) | 9137 | 3901 | 43% |
| Mitchell (S) | 997 | 321 | 32% | |
| Whittlesea (C) | 8219 | 3303 | 40% | |
| Eastern | Cardinia (S) | 1467 | 471 | 32% |
| Casey (C) | 7514 | 2440 | 32% |
Place of Work for Growth Corridor Municipalities 2011
Percentage
| Western | Northern | Eastern | |||||||
| Place of Work | Wyndham (C) | Brimbank (C) | Melton (S) | Hume (C) | Mitchell (S) | Whittlesea (C) | Cardinia (S) | Casey (C) | |
| 1 | Wyndham (C) | 31% | 5% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| 2 | Melbourne (C) | 19% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 12% | 4% | 7% |
| 3 | Hobsons Bay (C) | 9% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | Brimbank (C) | 6% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | Maribyrnong (C) | 4% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | Port Phillip (C) | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| 7 | Hume (C) | 2% | 7% | 7% | 36% | 12% | 11% | 0% | 0% |
| 8 | Yarra (C) | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| 9 | Greater Geelong (C) | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10 | Moonee Valley (C) | 1% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| 11 | Melton (S) | 1% | 2% | 19% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12 | Monash (C) | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| 13 | Boroondara (C) | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| 14 | Stonnington (C) | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| 15 | Moreland (C) | 1% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| 16 | Darebin (C) | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 9% | 0% | 0% |
| 17 | Whitehorse (C) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| 18 | Whittlesea (C) | 0% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 27% | 0% | 0% |
| 19 | Kingston (C) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 6% |
| 20 | Glen Eira (C) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
Number
| Western | Northern | Eastern | |||||||
| Wyndham (C) | Brimbank (C) | Melton (S) | Hume (C) | Mitchell (S) | Whittlesea (C) | Cardinia (S) | Casey (C) | ||
| 1 | Wyndham (C) | 23,172 | 3,439 | 2,731 | 958 | 69 | 463 | 40 | 179 |
| 2 | Melbourne (C) | 14,462 | 12,876 | 7,521 | 9,137 | 999 | 8,220 | 1,467 | 7,515 |
| 3 | Hobsons Bay (C) | 6,487 | 3,216 | 2,105 | 856 | 85 | 484 | 47 | 236 |
| 4 | Brimbank (C) | 4,683 | 17,564 | 6,736 | 3,539 | 171 | 1,245 | 57 | 218 |
| 5 | Maribyrnong (C) | 3,050 | 4,968 | 2,148 | 1,091 | 45 | 443 | 39 | 166 |
| 6 | Port Phillip (C) | 2,471 | 1,915 | 1,119 | 1,210 | 114 | 1,033 | 241 | 1,377 |
| 7 | Hume (C) | 1,757 | 5,179 | 3,578 | 24,583 | 1,788 | 7,255 | 76 | 287 |
| 8 | Yarra (C) | 1,557 | 1,682 | 918 | 1,242 | 140 | 2,180 | 216 | 1,169 |
| 9 | Greater Geelong (C) | 1,390 | 159 | 188 | 78 | 13 | 63 | 13 | 38 |
| 10 | Moonee Valley (C) | 975 | 3,091 | 1,604 | 3,308 | 132 | 894 | 20 | 109 |
| 11 | Melton (S) | 925 | 1,775 | 9,401 | 580 | 31 | 126 | 11 | 51 |
| 12 | Monash (C) | 613 | 483 | 314 | 352 | 49 | 646 | 1,901 | 9,204 |
| 13 | Boroondara (C) | 577 | 496 | 283 | 451 | 54 | 1,101 | 297 | 1,320 |
| 14 | Stonnington (C) | 570 | 493 | 241 | 248 | 19 | 400 | 266 | 1,533 |
| 15 | Moreland (C) | 472 | 1,439 | 726 | 3,408 | 228 | 2,069 | 33 | 133 |
| 16 | Darebin (C) | 382 | 920 | 469 | 1,912 | 320 | 6,132 | 46 | 207 |
| 17 | Whitehorse (C) | 349 | 279 | 161 | 259 | 50 | 783 | 502 | 2,004 |
| 18 | Whittlesea (C) | 344 | 939 | 559 | 2,995 | 974 | 18,453 | 32 | 129 |
| 19 | Kingston (C) | 312 | 248 | 137 | 162 | 6 | 233 | 939 | 6,754 |
| 20 | Glen Eira (C) | 244 | 188 | 88 | 91 | 11 | 112 | 209 | 1,368 |