The Victorian government's infrastructure agenda will create almost 60,000 jobs by 2031, a consultant's study says.
Projects including the Melbourne Rail Link to the airport, the East West Link and regional rail link would also boost the state economy by about $10 billion a year, the SGS Economic and Planning study says.
Premier Denis Napthine said two projects alone, the East West Link and the Melbourne Rail Link, would boost Victoria's GDP by $6 billion and result in 34,500 jobs.
Melbourne's west was poised to get 40 per cent of the benefits of the projects, boosting that region's economy by 12 per cent, he told a business lunch on Wednesday.
According to the May state budget, 26,000 jobs will be created during the building of the government's infrastructure agenda.
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