Metro Tunnel blowout as costs soar to $15.5bn

Email The cost of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel is set to hurtle past $15.5bn under a deal for builders and taxpayers to share the pain of fresh blowouts — and sources say the project’s final price tag could rise even further.

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