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also included the tunnel, and suggested that the western section should be built first, followed by the originally proposed eastern section. In 2021, the tunnel was fully supported by
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included demand modelling maps depicting MM2 as a component of the city's future rail network. However, the government refused to immediately commit to the tunnel as part of its election platform. The opposition expressed in-principle support for the project but also refrained from promising its
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December of that year, when the
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after completion of the first Metro Tunnel. On the other hand, the report also suggested that the massive improvements in property values created by MM2, which it estimated as being up to $ 20 billion, could be used to partially fund the project using a
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Employment Precinct, near the future University of Melbourne Engineering campus, while the southern option included a station in the proposed residential district of Wirraway on Plummer St.
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it as a "city shaping project that will provide a significant uplift in rail services, relieve future pressure on the public transport network, improve access to jobs and services and provide urban renewal opportunities in key precincts".
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admitted that a heavy rail line through the area was unlikely to proceed in the near future. At the same time, however, he mentioned that a "Metro 3" project was also possible, but did not provide any detail on the plan.
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in early 2018 stated its support for the entire MM2 project, and urged the state government to begin planning as soon as possible. It also suggested that
Melbourne Metro 3 could be an entirely new line, combining a
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using traditional methodology. The report attributed this in part to the enormous capital cost of the project, which it estimated at $ 20.3 billion.
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