I’ve written to the Premier and Minister for Transport Infrastructure to call for the Government to initiate an inquiry into the numerous problems with the construction of the North East Link toll road.

Given the number of serious incidents surrounding the toll road project, I’ve requested the inquiry consider a range of topics, including the multiple sinkholes that have occurred in proximity to tunnel boring activity, environmental damage to local ecosystems and wildlife, community impacts such as dangerous levels of air and waterway pollution, as well as the huge multi billion dollar cost blowouts that have seen the project cost more than double.

The community deserves transparency when it comes to this disastrous toll road. They must be assured that their homes and health are safe, that their local environment will be protected and that the Labor Government is building infrastructure in a way that respects local residents, the environment and taxpayer funds.

People deserve better.

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