Another article in the Age

Clay Lucas has written about the Regional Rail Link the The Age today, noting a submission to the government that claimed the Regional Rail Link would not speed up regional rail services.

The article also mentions that neither the route of the Regional Rail Link or the Westlink road tunnel has been decided yet, despite the government entering into 27 separate contracts with consulting firms to manage the project. Surely, to enter into a contract, the consulting firms must have been given an idea of the scope of works required, including the proposed route?

The government has also said the Regional Rail Link "cannot share the Bunbury Street tunnel with freight trains because of the huge projected growth in rail freight and commuter train trips". On average, the tunnel currently sees traffic of two trains per hour.