The Age: Tunnel may free up Hoddle Street (March 28, 2010)

A $1.5 billion plan to ease Hoddle Street’s traffic gridlock with a new underground road will be raised at a meeting of transport, government and business groups this week as they consider options to fix the notorious traffic snarl.

The proposal to duplicate the street underground, possibly by tunnelling beneath the existing road, is one of several options examined by a VicRoads-commissioned report by consultants GHD.

But some interest groups argue that VicRoads should give up on increasing car flows and instead use cheaper measures to reduce congestion.

A state government-appointed advisory group examining the Hoddle Street gridlock – part of a two-year government consultation process – will consider the report at a meeting this week. Continue Reading…