政府不愿提供高达 55 亿澳币项目的明细

政府耗资 55 亿澳币兴建名为 “西部枢纽计画” (Western Distributor) 的基础设施，但政府拒绝提供明细给 “澳大利亚基础设施局”，一个独立的基础设施评估机构。

西部枢纽计画是兴建一条道路和隧道，从 Westgate 高速公路直抵 CityLink 北方的 Bolt 大桥。 该项目昂贵费用来自于延长即将免费的 CityLink 收费路段，向行经 CityLink 高速公路的驾驶收取昂贵费用以兴建西部枢纽。

令人担心的是，西部枢纽计画对于舒缓交通壅赌并无太多实质作用，但却可以允许　CityLink 营运商Transurban 从其中获取庞大利益。在公平公正公开原则下，Andrews 政府应允许该项目进行独立评估，而非黑箱作业的维持保密。

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Government won’t provide details of $5.5b project

The Andrews government is refusing to provide details of its proposed $5.5 billion Western Distributor project to Infrastructure Australia, the national expert body that assesses major infrastructure projects.

The Western Distributor is a road and tunnel proposed to run from the Westgate freeway across to CityLink north of the Bolte Bridge.

Much of the cost of the very expensive project will be paid for by charging years more of extra tolls on motorists who use the existing CityLink freeway.

There are concerns that the Western Distributor will do little to help reduce traffic congestion, but will allow the CityLink operator, Transurban, to make huge profits from the deal.

Premier Andrews should allow details of this project to be independently assessed, instead of keeping those details secret.