Napthine’s news conference on Alexandra Parade

‘‘One only has to stand here on Alexandra Parade and be drowned by the traffic noise, and look at the frustration in the eyes of the drivers, and know that the East West Link will be good for Melbourne and Victoria,’’

Quoted in The Age: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/benefits-of-eastwest-link-inflated-20130818.html

But the traffic modeling doesn’t stack up. With explosive revelations that even VicRoads is trying to dissuade the premier from his mad scheme.

A senior VicRoads traffic modelling manager emailed to his seniors: “I do not want to be sued as part of the class action against VicRoads and it’s officers when and if the East West project fails financially.”

More evidence that the EWL would be a risk for investors and unlikely to survive a legal challenge.