Station redesigns alone contrubuted around 1 Billion dollars to Metro Tunnel's massive 3.3 Billion dollar cost overruns, says an article published in The Age.
Scandal at Melbourne's #MetroTunnel. I wonder if CYP partners should get any other contracts in Australia.
The Age:
The Metro Tunnel builders (Cross Yarra Partnership Consortium (CYP)) tried to secure $300 million in extra profit on the $11 billion project while at the same time warning of a major cost blowout and more than a year's delay.
Confidential government reports also allege consortium tried to charge taxpayers $100m for company overheads - some of which had already been paid for.
Melbourne's Metro Tunnel digging running 'seven months late'
Work on some sections of the $11 billion Metro Tunnel is running up to seven months late, with one machine on its way to the State Library station scheduled to have arrived two months ago.
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https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/station-redesigns-drove-multibillion-dollar-metro-tunnel-blowout-20201112-p56dva.html
Station redesigns drove multibillion-dollar Metro Tunnel blowout
www.theage.com.auConfidential government reports reveal Metro Tunnel's builders warned government that design changes at two CBD stations were driving a massive cost hike.