PROPOSALs
MELBOURNE 21stCENTURY
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Accessibity by MICRO TunnelS 

Advantages

• enabling many more commuters to choose public transport over driving to the city centre, education and employment hubs, while recognising the importance of clean energy vehicles, cycling and walking for the last mile

• supporting elderly people and those with disabilities to access more destinations independently, including provision for mobility scooters

• the concept began with replacing the Williamstown branch line with tunnel loops, enabling up to 60% more train services on the Werribee Line (increasing from 5 to 8 services per hour), while providing Williamstown with ultra-fast, on-demand micro public transport via tunnel to and from a Newport Station hub

• small-diameter public transport tunnels are estimated to cost around $15 million per km, compared with major rail tunnels such as Metro 1 at approximately $1.2 billion per km

• this approach could address key corridors including Point Cook to Aircraft and Laverton Stations; Doncaster to Box Hill Station; and the Mornington Peninsula to Frankston Station—areas where road access is congested and station parking is limited, leading many commuters to drive by default. It may also provide an alternative solution for connections to Fishermans Bend and the South West Growth Corridor if Metro 2 is not delivered

• climate change benefit: excavated clean fill from deep, small-diameter tunnels near Port Phillip Bay could be repurposed for seawall construction to help protect vulnerable suburbs from rising sea levels

READ more in the proposal below & please comment - THIS IS A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE & NEEDS COMMUNITY SUPPORT 

Understanding what micro PT tunnels involve  See video links re tunnel construction including progress of Las Vegas tunnel which opened on time and on budget in January 2021 and has since been extended to a Las Vegas network of 100km of tunnels with 100 stations - to be complete by 2028.

✅ NEW February 2026 TUNNEL PROPOSAL MELBOURNE'S WEST
- Point Cook Tunnel Vision Challenge Entry  

2019 Williamstown Newport Spotswood Altona North Proposal