Rail
Latest Metro Tunnel blowout just part of mega-projects, says Allan
Premier Jacinta Allan says cost escalations on the Metro Tunnel are akin to those on other huge construction projects in Australia.
- by Clay Lucas and Rachel Eddie
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Secret $888m sweetener: Leaked letter exposes Labor’s massive Metro payout offer
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.
- by Clay Lucas
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Delays, blowouts and stuff-ups: Victoria’s project problem is bigger than Allan
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.
- by Annika Smethurst
Melbourne’s $14b Metro Tunnel quietly doubles travel times between stations
Trains between new Parkville and Arden stations will take more than twice as long as promised, reaching up to five minutes.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Millions blown as state fumbles Metro Tunnel’s interference with hospital 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.
- by Clay Lucas
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Delays, ditched designs and hospital damage: Leaked report reveals Metro Tunnel woes
Unfinished stations and budget issues are plaguing the $14 billion mega-rail project as it battles fresh delays and potential compensation claims.
- by Clay Lucas
Perspective
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
The Brisbane Olympics are eight years away. Time for a reality check
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?
- by Courtney Kruk
The train accident that changed Gwen’s life forever
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.
- by Catherine Naylor
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Victoria ignored Infrastructure Australia for two years on SRL details
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.
- by Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
Jacinta Allan has some time to delay airport rail, but not for long
Why has a popular project to connect Melbourne to the airport by rail and invest in the western suburbs become a political quagmire?
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Melbourne Airport agrees to have overground train station, clearing path for rail link
The announcement ends a stalemate with the state government that had pushed the airport rail link back to 2033.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
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