PoliticsRailPrint articleVictoria’s $14b Metro Tunnel has been delayed and will cost moreGus McCubbingMarkets reporterJun 20, 2024 – 6.33pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginVictoria’s $14 billion Metro Tunnel has been delayed and taxpayers will be left on the hook, the state’s auditor-general has warned.There is insufficient contingency funding to finish the Metro Tunnel – which was originally expected to cost $10.9 billion when announced in 2016 – because of a nine-month delay, a report tabled in state parliament on Thursday by Victorian Auditor-General Andrew Greaves revealed.Loading...Gus McCubbing is a markets reporter in the Melbourne newsroom. He was previously the Australian Financial Review’s Victorian political correspondent. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreRailVictorian budgetTim PallasInfrastructureVictorian ParliamentPublic transportDavid SouthwickLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewThis CEO wakes at 5am, but doesn’t get in to work till 10amLauren SamsHow Matt Comyn starts his dayFrom stopping thieves in the GFC to running a $1b company, via The StarLife & LeisureJewels that cost millions – and the clients who buy themJessica BeresfordCalifornia’s best kept wine secrets: 5 bottles to discoverThis ‘safe’ alternative to opioids is attracting big backersRich ListBillionaires Escalante and Arnaout taking liberties with ASICPrimrose RiordanCinema giant flags part-sale of Sydney’s George Street complexAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her own
