The Victorian government expects the airport rail line will be delayed by four years because of a stalemate with the operators of the Tullamarine airport.
Melbourne Airport is deliberately sinking the delayed airport rail link to protect its parking revenue, transport unions and a local mayor claim, and rank and file Labor Party members have urged the state government to “get serious” and finally deliver the project., until at least 2033, because of a stalemate with the airport, which wants its station built underground rather than above.
He wrote to the airport’s major shareholders – industry super fund-owned IFM Investors, Future Fund and the SAS Trustee CorporationTransport Workers Union state secretary Mem Suleyman said 18,000 workers endured arduous commutes after long shifts at the airport without a rail link.“If we want this government to have a legacy, a legacy of a government that did not build this project, then I say ‘shame’ to that,” Suleyman said. “You need to get on with it and get it done now.
“To date, the state has refused our requests for a meeting. We remain available to meet with the premier or the treasurer should they wish.”have both committed $5 billion to the project, which could cost as much as $13 billion. The Commonwealth appointed a mediator last month in an attempt to resolve the stalemate.
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