Matthew Guy is offering voters a false choice between a hospital bed or a seat on a train, writes Chip Le Grand | ANALYSIS
The Suburban Rail Loop may be a transformational project, or it may be a dog. It may cost close to $50 billion, or closer to $100 billion. Its assumed economic benefits might stack up, or they might not.
“This project is huge, and its viability is based on critical assumptions – like construction costs. So it needs to go through the normal assessment processes.”on the eve of the previous state election, a Victorian opposition promise to cease further work on the project until the case for it is established, would have been smart and prudent.
Bach said he supported this approach. “We must have a singular focus on fixing the health crisis,” he said. “Once our health system is no longer in a state of crisis, it may be possible to look at this rail line again.” The problem with the Suburban Rail Loop is that, nearly four years after it was announced on Facebook with a clever video and epic soundtrack, it is still not clear whether it is the best project, for the money it will cost, to meet these needs.
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