The Devitt Property Group has accused the Victoria government of ignoring its compensation claims in a dispute spanning more than four years.
Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson announced the state had reached a deal with the project’s builders to cover ballooning construction costs.
Compared to other cities and other nations,we are a rail backwater. Getting on with the SRL and an airport train line are the only options for the future of our city.
The state government’s settlement offer would mean the companies building the late and over-budget Metro Tunnel would get additional payments to finish the rail project.
The Andrews and Allan governments have long escaped any electoral consequences for problems on its infrastructure pipeline. But with the bills piling up,taxpayers are right to be concerned.
Trains between new Parkville and Arden stations will take more than twice as long as promised,reaching up to five minutes.
Leaked documents detail a need for a slower pace in the Metro Tunnel near the new Parkville station to limit interference with nearby specialist health equipment.
Train tests on Metro Tunnel show interference with equipment in the hospital precinct,and despite the issue being identified a decade ago,it is now costing Victorians tens of millions of dollars annually.
Unfinished stations and budget issues are plaguing the $14 billion mega-rail project as it battles fresh delays and potential compensation claims.