Bailey defends $960 million Cross River Rail cost blowout, delays

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Bailey defends $960 million Cross River Rail cost blowout, delays
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Transport Minister Mark Bailey has released independent advice that the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project will now cost $6.3 billion and not be completed until “first quarter 2026”, not 2025 as planned. Read more here:

Transport Minister Mark Bailey on Saturday morning defended the $960 million cost blowout in the state’s flagship transport project, saying it had no implications for future 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games projects.

Transport Minister Mark Bailey defends the 17.5 per cent - $960 million - increase in Brisbane’s now $6.3 billion underground Cross River Rail in April 2023.On Saturday, he said he “did not expect” the 17.

Bailey said the independent cost report for Cross River Rail examined costs over the previous three years. Boggo Road’s Cross River Rail station under construction in February 2023. Train services will now not run until first quarter of 2026.“It is only a very slight increase in time, we are talking about three months,” Bailey said., where costs increased from $5 billion to $10 billion.

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