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Michael Wood: Transport Minister defends $350 million funding for 46 councils in public transport upgrades

Published: Dec. 4, 2022, 7:28 p.m.

The Government is backing its decision to fund 46 councils with $350 million in public transport upgrades.

The package\xa0covers\xa0almost 400 new or upgraded bus stops, nearly 250 kilometres of cycleways and\xa0some\xa0120 school improvements.

Transport Minister Michael Wood says the projects will help meet future needs caused by population growth and climate change.

He told Mike Hosking the upgrades are essential for getting people off the road.

\u201cTo the extent that the public transport system isn\u2019t as good as it could be and not as good as it should be, we\u2019ve got to make these improvements.\u201d

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