Aug 6, 2026 – 5.00amVictoria’s former top transport bureaucrat, Richard Bolt, has warned the $125 billion plus Suburban Rail Loop is a lemon that should be abandoned, and urged the royal commission into the Big Build to grill those behind the project, including former premier Daniel Andrews, director James MacKenzie and their advisers.Victoria’s new premier, Ben Carroll – who is said to be privately sceptical of the mega project – on Tuesday scrapped the portfolio overseeing it in his cabinet reshuffle.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles