The Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) project team travelled to Gippsland recently to talk to the next generation of workers and highlight the regional benefits of the state’s biggest infrastructure project.
Gippsland residents will be the first regional Victorians to benefit from SRL East when it opens by 2035, delivering direct connections to universities, TAFE, jobs and health services across Melbourne’s middle suburbs. Passengers on the Gippsland line will be able to connect to the SRL network through a new transport super hub at Clayton.
Senior project leaders, including Suburban Rail Loop Authority (SRLA) CEO Frankie Carroll, joined our graduates and took a V/Line train to Warragul to attend the JobSkills Expo.They spoke with Gippsland high school students about the exciting job opportunities on the project - including our Graduate Program.
Construction of SRL East from Cheltenham to Box Hill is powering ahead, creating up to 8000 jobs - with apprentices, trainees and cadets working at least 10% of hours.
SRL will offer Gippsland students direct connections to Monash and Deakin universities and Box Hill Institute. A public transport trip from Traralgon to Box Hill Institute will be 26 minutes faster - about the same time as driving.
SRL will also deliver a boost to the Gippsland economy, opening up access to the region for tourists and business, with faster train travel and a link to and from Melbourne Airport.
With SRL East and SRL North delivered, people travelling from Warragul will have access to an additional 280,000 jobs in Melbourne’s middle suburbs within a 2-hour public transport trip, as well as direct travel connections to La Trobe University, the Austin Hospital and Melbourne Airport.