Lowering Transport Project Costs and Risks

A thread for discussing project costs

Preferential labour hire contracting
Construction company John Holland and the CFMEU have voluntarily terminated their agreements requiring John Holland to use only three specific labour hire businesses on two major infrastructure… | ACCC

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Sydney Metro West goes from $1 billion/km to $1.2 billion/km.

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Melbourne West Gate Tunnel opens tomorrow. Cost 2x original estimate, going from $5.5b to $10.2b and with extended delays.

With these 2x cost blowouts, you could have built a whole second tunnel somewhere else in the city.

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