Aug 25, 2026 – 5.41pmNew Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has been accused by planning experts of tinkering at the edges of the financial strain the Suburban Rail Loop poses to the cash-strapped state and ignoring calls to publicly examine the cost of scrapping the mega-project in its entirety.Carroll on Tuesday announced that he had identified about $1 billion in immediate savings to bring the cost of the SRL East to $33.5 billion – at the top-end range of initial government estimates – and ordered a technical review to find an additional $1 billion.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Carroll slammed for tinkering at edges of mega-project’s cost problems
The Victorian premier is under pressure from planning experts and former Labor senator Stephen Conroy to dump as much of the Suburban Rail Loop as possible.
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