Why is this work happening now?

With the completion of the Metro Tunnel and the new Arden Station by 2025, Arden will become a new destination for Melbourne and an employment hub on the doorstep of Melbourne’s central city.

The Metro Tunnel will create a new chapter for Arden by linking the precinct to the Parkville National Employment and Innovation Precinct and the city to the east, Footscray and Sunshine to the west, and Melbourne Airport Rail when it opens in 2029.

The plans for Arden build on the Victorian Government’s investment in infrastructure, creating a platform for sustainability, liveability, investment and innovation.

In the wider context, large urban renewal projects like Arden are vital to retaining Melbourne’s liveability as it grows beyond 8 million people, by providing new homes, jobs, community facilities and open spaces in connected locations.

We want Arden to already be a thriving destination by the time the Metro Tunnel opens. We’re working to finalise the planning controls now so that development of the future precinct can begin before Arden Station opens in 2025.