Melbourne Airport is bracing for its “biggest ever growth period” — and if a certain threshold is met, the long-awaited rail link may be built sooner than expected.
But despite 60 years of failure to make it a reality, the Grattan Institute’s Ms Terrill said the dream of a train to Melbourne Airport is likely here to stay.
The doomed $10 billion Airport Rail Link will get no new funding in next week’s state budget, as the Allan Government tries to rein in transport spending.