West Melbourne residents say a $100 million fund meant for liveability improvements in their area is being misused to speed up traffic that will soon flow off the new West Gate Tunnel.

A blitz to roll out new line markings, traffic signals, road closures and traffic signal adjustments in West Melbourne began on September 7 – a week after residents learnt about the works.

The work is being paid for by the $100 million Transport Amenity Program, announced by the state government and City of Melbourne in 2018 to “revitalise local roads and public space” in West Melbourne and address the impact of Transurban’s West Gate Tunnel.

However, as well as the traffic changes, millions from the fund has been spent kilometres away from West Melbourne, including on new tram stops and streetscape impro

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