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flag Victoria orders 4 more Chinese tunnel machines for $34.5B rail project amid cost and delay concerns.

flag Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has ordered four additional tunnel boring machines from China to accelerate the $34.5 billion Suburban Rail Loop project, bringing the total to eight. flag The machines, costing $130 million, will be used to bore tunnels between Glen Waverley and Box Hill, with construction set to begin before the 2026 state election. flag The project, largely unfunded, has seen $5 billion spent on its first stage, SRL East, with the state covering one-third of the total cost and the federal government contributing $2.2 billion. flag Allan cited China’s efficient rail construction, such as the Chengdu-Deyang line, as a benchmark, contrasting it with delays and rising costs in Victoria’s project, which remains under scrutiny for financial viability.

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