Shepparton residents are desperate to know when the traffic lights at the Wyndham Street rail crossing will be switched on, and when the promised nine weekday services will begin. The traffic lights near the art museum were installed five years ago, but have never been turned on, because signalling works as part of Stage 3 of the Shepparton line upgrade are still not complete.
Member for Northern Victoria Wendy Lovell has asked the State Government to confirm when signalling works would be finished, allowing the lights to be turned on. The long delay in the signalling upgrade is also preventing the roll out of the nine weekday return services that were promised in 2020.
Premier Jacinta Allan said that Stage 3 of the Shepparton line upgrade would be completed in 2023. But the state Labor government missed that deadline, and the signalling upgrades are still not finished. The Allan Labor Government recently boosted services on other regional rail lines, while breaking its promise to deliver more frequent train services on the Shepparton to Melbourne line, because extra trains can only run once the signal works have been completed.
