The question Tom Elliott raised after another cost blowout to the West Gate Tunnel

Tom Elliott has reacted to the latest cost blowout in the West Gate Tunnel project, this time $1.5 billion.

It’s now set to cost almost double its initial $6.3 billion budget, and is still running years late.

“Sonya Kilkenny, who is the minister in charge, says somehow taxpayers won’t have to pay any of this, I don’t believe that for a moment,” the 3AW Mornings host said.

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Independent economist Saul Eslake shared this thoughts on the cost blowout earlier on 3AW Breakfast.

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“It would appear that the cost blowout will either come back to the government in what it pays Transurban to build it, or that motorists will be hit with higher tolls when the road opens,” he told Ross and Russ.

“The current government has made no apologies for the dramatic buildup in debt that’s occurred on its watch.”

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