Businesses in Box Hill say they've been given an extra nine months before they have to vacate their premises for construction of the SRL.
Shops in in the heart of Box Hill on Whitehorse Road are earmarked for demolition, but recently some have seen their eviction dates delayed.Restaurant owners in Box Hill have received a letter from Victoria's transport and planning department saying their eviction date has been delayed by nine months.
In a letter sent last month and seen by the ABC, Qipo Skewer Bar on Whitehorse Road was informed it would be given an extra nine months beyond its expected eviction date. "We're trying very hard to find a new property but a lot of other businesses in the local area are just competing with each other," co-owner Michael Yu said.
The Victorian government wants the Commonwealth to cover a third of SRL East's cost, with another third coming from extra state revenue raising - referred to as "value capture".Infrastructure and transport expert Marion Terrill suggested the moving eviction time frame could indicate wider problems on the project.
Ms Terrill said it would make sense if the project was paused, or even cancelled, given other projects had faced budget overruns."We've had a cost overrun of $2.5 billion on the metro tunnel, of $4 billion on the West Gate Tunnel, and of $16 billion on the North East Link, so it would be good to know if there's a cost overrun so far on suburban rail route, and if so, how much.
He pointed out that during a housing crisis, it would be a travesty if homes were knocked down prematurely for a project which may or may not proceed."Then everything that has been pulled down will be a waste and will serve nothing," he said.
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