Victoria to dig up over 1 million cubic metres of contaminated soil for rail loop

Victoria's government will dig up more than one million cubic metres of contaminated soil as it begins the first stage of the Suburban Rail Loop. 6,000 of those cubic metres are category A waste which can contain toxic gases and which cannot be handled without treatment. It has sparked concerns over delays to the project after the West Gate Tunnel project was delayed for three years. But Treasurer Tim Pallas says the government has learned from the lessons of the West Gate Tunnel. “I think having been a little bit more conservative about how we manage it, having been experienced and learnt from the lessons of the West Gate Tunnel, I think people can have a fair degree of confidence that we’ve got this covered,” Mr Pallas said during a press conference.