Victorian opposition leader, John Pesutto, says ‘the sensible and responsible thing for the Allan Labor government is to stop this project urgently’, due to increasing projected cost.Victorian opposition leader, John Pesutto, says ‘the sensible and responsible thing for the Allan Labor government is to stop this project urgently’, due to increasing projected cost.
But the Suburban Rail Loop minister, Danny Pearson, rubbished the costings and said the government was forging ahead. “It’s like being asked, ‘what’s the cost of a house and you have to include 50 years of bills, three major renos and a lifetime of expenditure at Bunnings?’. It’s just laughable,” he said.
It estimated SRL East, which will run between Cheltenham and Box Hill, would cost $32.8bn to construct. He said construction on SRL North would probably begin “in the lead up to or following the commissioning of SRL East” in 2035.
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