The controversial Suburban Rail Loop project has recorded its third annual operating loss. It is now nearly $3 million in the red, amid ballooning staff expenses and soaring salaries. 📱Download the 7NEWS app: 7news.link/7newsapp #7NEWS | 7NEWS Melbourne

67K views · 550 reactions | Jacinta Allan is rejecting renewed calls to halt the Suburban Rail Loop, producing a laundry list of travel time savings made possible by the $35 billion project. Allan says it will remove 600,000 cars from our roads, even though in many cases it will still be faster to drive. #9News | 9 News Melbourne | Facebook

This will be in the news pretty soon, but I wanted to share it with you here first. Today we're announcing $2.2 billion to kickstart Stage One of the Suburban Rail Loop. That covers important early works like relocating utilities, establishing launch sites for TBMs and building new sub-stations. Basically all the necessary stuff we need to get ready for major construction and make this project happen. We're also locking in locations for the six underground stations as part of Stage One – and con