The Miles government has been urged to abandon the Centenary Motorway tunnel bypass in favour of a new high-frequency rail line to link the western suburbs with the airport.
Premier Jacinta Allan says cost escalations on the Metro Tunnel are akin to those on other huge construction projects in Australia.
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.
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.
Progress has been thwarted by decisions and (healthy) debate,but has it meant we’ve lost our way? Can we still leverage the Games for the city’s wellbeing?
Gwen Hohnke was 17 years old when she found out her fiance had just gone under a train wagon while working at a railway yard.
Billions of dollars in funding Victoria wants for the Suburban Rail Loop has been held up for almost two years because the state refuses to hand over information.
Why has a popular project to connect Melbourne to the airport by rail and invest in the western suburbs become a political quagmire?