Price Mystery as Metro Tunnels Into More Taxpayer Cash

Price Mystery as Metro Tunnels Into More Taxpayer Cash
A general view of the Metro Tunnel under construction in Melbourne, Australia, on June 28, 2021. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
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The final price tag of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel remains something of a mystery, even as taxpayers cough up an extra $837 million (US$576 million) to pay for the project.

Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson announced the latest blow out in a snap press conference on Sep. 26, taking the current cost to $13.48 billion (US$9.28 billion).