Victoria Awards Major Contract for $3.6 Billion Suburban Rail Loop
Government touts ‘low emissions’ tunnel boring machines.
Former Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews (Left) with Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan (right), who was previously Minister for Transport Infrastructure and Minister for Suburban Rail Loop, inspecting the Metro Tunnel on Nov. 6, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
The Victorian state Labor government has awarded a $3.6 billion (US$2.3 billion) contract on tunnelling for part of the Suburban Rail Loop East.
Tunnelling on the eastern section of the major project is now earmarked to start in 2026, which will be the year of the next state election in Victoria.
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
