Hundreds of tradespeople will be seconded to other projects after the Andrews government confirmed Melbourne Airport Rail Link construction would be paused.
Hundreds of tradespeople will be seconded to other projects after the Andrews government confirmed Melbourne Airport Rail Link construction would be paused, awaiting the results of a major Commonwealth review of the country’s infrastructure pipeline.
“That means projects that are moving from early works packages cannot move to the next phase of works for the review period ... To ensure certainty for workers during this time, they may be temporarily redeployed to other Big Build sites where their skills and experience are useful for major works while the review is under way.”into the $120 billion federal infrastructure pipeline to find savings and scrap unnecessary projects announced to win votes rather than address community needs.
“Airport rail is basic infrastructure in almost every major city around Australia and the world, yet in Victoria, we just can’t seem to get it done,” Deputy Opposition Leader David Southwick said. “There can be no more excuses. The money for this project is available and the Andrews government should be getting on with delivering this important project.
“We appreciate that this may involve a level of workforce demobilisation,” Ryan said in a letter to contractorsJohn Hearsch, from transport advocacy and research group Rail Futures Institute, said he did not believe slamming the brakes on the airport rail was the “end of the world” as long as the government remained committed to delivering the project in the near future.
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union Victorian secretary John Setka said the workforce needed confidence in the infrastructure pipeline.
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