A request to Council by the “Linking Melbourne Authority”- a construction company, to begin core drilling in numerous sites around the CBD – Royal Park for instance..will be considered by Council at its Future Committee Meeting on Tuesday 10 July at 5pm. They have already started drilling on 2 sites Alexandra Pde/Hoddle Street and Alexandra Pde/Nicholson St)
This request to the Council (if approved),is in contravention of a Council Resolution of 8 May 2012 which reads that Council is ..”opposing the use of any parkland for the purposes of any roadworks or associated activities”.
This article in The Age sums it up well..Drill sites give clue to future path of road tunnel . We at Res 3000 support BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORT