The State Government has opted to keep the troubled myki public transport ticketing system, the Premier has announced.
Myki will be retained but modified, with improvements to the capacity and capability of the system, Ted Baillieu said this morning.
Myki will be removed from the V/Line system, and vending machines will not be installed on trams.
The existing Metcard system will be kept until December 2012, after which public transport users will have to switch to myki.
"Our choices were such that to scrap the system would've taken a $1 billion hit for taxpayers," Mr Baillieu said.
"(We are) de-risking the system," Mr Bailleu said. Earlier, he said one in 10 myki users had experienced problems with their cards.
Mr Baillieu won't say how much extra it will cost to renegotiate the myki contract with its architects Kamco.
Myki will be removed from the V/Line system, and vending machines will not be installed on trams.
The existing Metcard system will be kept until December 2012, after which public transport users will have to switch to myki.
"Our choices were such that to scrap the system would've taken a $1 billion hit for taxpayers," Mr Baillieu said.
"(We are) de-risking the system," Mr Bailleu said. Earlier, he said one in 10 myki users had experienced problems with their cards.
Mr Baillieu won't say how much extra it will cost to renegotiate the myki contract with its architects Kamco.
Mr Baillieu has been under pressure to decide myki's future, with the opposition, the Greens and the Public Transport Users Association saying the dual myki-Metcard system was causing passenger confusion.
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