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The latest detail to emerge is that in order to build the East West road tunnel, we first need to compensate the owners of the Citylink toll road for lost revenue. The estimate? $100 million. These ‘no compete’ guarantees of up to 30 years are common with toll roads. If the East West tunnel was to be built it would almost certainly come with a deal that the government must not build any competing public transport projects - such as a rail line from Doncaster to the city. A previous study estimated that if built this rail line could attract 22 000 passengers, which would put a significant dent in the 60 000 cars currently coming off the west end of the Eastern Freeway now. Toll road builders won’t risk it without a no compete clause, so an east west toll road probably means no Doncaster rail line for 30 years, at least without paying massive compensation.

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