The Victorian government is laying tracks, digging tunnels and paving roads to the tune of $208 billion in major infrastructure projects, and adding more. There’s another $132 billion in capital projects in the budget for 2024-25 and beyond.

A key section of Flinders Street will be closed to traffic for the entirety of 2025, Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson announced on Friday. This is so a 200-tonne crane can help finish off the Metro Tunnel, which the Labor government has promised to unveil next year, and hopes will wet its sails before the 2026 election.