A leaked legal letter, obtained by The Age, outlines a series of financial incentives to the Cross Yarra Partnership construction consortium to secure the completion of the train line under central Melbourne.
New stations in Arden and North Melbourne will be a boon for these growing areas, while a new passageway under the CBD will take the pressure off the City Loop, which gets clogged during peak hour and severely constricts the number of trains that can run during our busiest hours.
It warns that delivery of two new rail stations, State Library and Town Hall, are “behind schedule” and that the relationship with the companies delivering the project could become a problem.
A Public Transport Network is a set of lines and services designed to work together and allow people change between one another as they navigate the city.
The $14 billion Metro Tunnel has run out of funding set aside for unexpected costs, with builders set to seek more taxpayer cash to finish the city-shaping project.
