Victorian Premier Pushes Ahead with Suburban Rail Loop Despite Cost Savings
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll is proceeding with the Suburban Rail Loop project, despite hinting at a pause and announcing $2 billion in savings through station changes.
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Victorian premier Ben Carroll pushes ahead with SRL spend despite hinting at pause
A day after suggesting other projects were more important to Victorians, Carroll has committed to pushing ahead on train line Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, has made an about-face, committing to pushing ahead with the first stage of the Suburban Rail Loop while promising to reduce its total cost by about 6%. Carroll will on Tuesday announce changes to the scope of the first stage of the project, known as SRL East – a 26km stre...
By Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent
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Premier Ben Carroll says voters are more interested in the delivery of basic government services than big, expensive infrastructure projects.
By Kieran Rooney, Chip Le Grand
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