Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East is powering ahead, with the $1.7 billion contract awarded to build the northern section of twin tunnels between Glen Waverley and Box Hill.
This 8 km spur directly to the interstate network would be very useful introducing truck movements from the surrounding roads which have already fallen into disrepair.
The Victorian government and Conduent are reportedly in a legal stand-off over amendments to their contract, due to additional costs and technical work required for the upgrade.