Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan today announced that Ace Infrastructure, Civilex and 2-Construct have been awarded the contract to upgrade 14 busy station car parks across the outer suburbs and regional Victoria.

New lighting, CCTV footage, line markings and signage will improve safety and access in and around the stations.

The 2016/17 Victorian Budget included $20 million to build more than 1,500 new car parks. Following detailed planning work that number has increased by up to 600 spaces.

The project will unlock land at stations to provide thousands of new sealed car parking spaces free of charge.

Increasing parking capacity at these stations will also help to reduce traffic congestion on local streets by encouraging more people to use public transport.

The sites were chosen following an extensive audit of more than 200 suburban and regional stations to determine the current capacity, future demand, available land, and population growth of each area.

A series of community information sessions were held this year to give local residents and passengers the chance to have their say and find out more about the car park concept designs.

The additional parking spaces will be completed by mid-2018. For more information about the project, please visit victrack.com.au.