Fw: Mon.10 & Tues.11.10.22 daily digests, austerity archives
  Roderick Smith

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Mon.10.10.22


Mon.10.10.22 Metro Twitter [most missed]
Flinders St: still with a lane closed for tunnel works.
Because of tunnel works, Degraves St subway at Flinders St is closed until 2024. No platform transfer via Degraves St subway. Passengers should use Elizabeth & Swanston St entry/exits.  Campbell Arcade remains closed to 2024. Platform  interchange via that subway was available until mid 2022.
Bell: No lift access to platforms until Oct 2022, while works continue around the station precinct. A shuttle bus will run from Bell to Preston and Thornbury.  [the station opened on 5.9].


6.10 https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/stump-up-premier-tells-feds-to-help-pay-for-airport-transport-links-20221005-p5bnf7.html


10.10 https://www.msn.com/en-au/travel/news/perth-s-forrestfield-airport-link-is-open-but-wa-s-fifo-community-want-earlier-flights/ar-AA12MiDk


https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7934972/traffic-pain-to-hit-as-london-circuit-works-commence


https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/steven-cawley-pleads-guilty-to-assault-at-ormond-train-station/news-story/8dde244db0eaf1bb0510b3df51c9d795

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Tues.11.10.22


Tues.11.10.22 Metro Twitter [most missed]
Flinders St: still with a lane closed for tunnel works.
Because of tunnel works, Degraves St subway at Flinders St is closed until 2024. No platform transfer via Degraves St subway. Passengers should use Elizabeth & Swanston St entry/exits.  Campbell Arcade remains closed to 2024. Platform  interchange via that subway was available until mid 2022.
Bell: No lift access to platforms until Oct 2022, while works continue around the station precinct. A shuttle bus will run from Bell to Preston and Thornbury.  [the station opened on 5.9].


https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/victorian-opposition-promises-to-halve-v-line-train-fares-if-elected-after-pledging-2-daily-cap-on-local-transport/ar-AA12O5R6


https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/victorian-opposition-pledges-to-halve-v-line-fares-20221011-p5bor3.html


https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/airtrain-s-exclusive-airport-access-risks-making-brisbane-an-international-joke-20221011-p5boxt.html


https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-bus-review-to-improve-southside-services-but-north-misses-out-20221011-p5bov0.html


https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7936495/morning-peak-to-feel-london-circuit-works-congestion-pinch