the melbourne metro tunnel will be finished in early 2020.
when will the melbourne metro tunnel be finished?
early 2020
in february 2015, the andrews government announced $40 million in immediate funding to establish the melbourne metro rail authority, in order to commence detailed planning work along the original route, and promised a further $300 million in its upcoming budget. it also revealed that a $3 billion line of credit established to fund the ewl would be redirected to the melbourne metro project. a timeline was provided, with construction expected to commence in 2018 and the tunnel to be open in 2026. meanwhile, however, the federal government continued to refuse to fund the project, which led some observers to describe andrews' commitment as a significant political risk.
metro tunnel
melbourne metro 2 (mm2) is a proposed extension to the melbourne rail network, consisting of a tunnel from newport to clifton hill via the city centre. conceived as a follow-up project to the under-construction metro tunnel, mm2 would link the werribee and mernda suburban rail lines and include stations in the fishermans bend development precinct, at southern cross and at parkville, allowing passengers to connect with metro tunnel and city loop lines. although mm2 has been proposed and refined by a number of government-led and independent reports and proposals, no funding or policy commitment to its planning or construction is in place .
melbourne metro 2