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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Jasper Lindell

Going cold on light rail, Libs push for updated cost, timeline

The Canberra Liberals' Mark Parton. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

The Canberra Liberals will on Thursday launch a fresh push for more detail on the cost and timing of the next stage of light rail, after the party sent a strong signal on Tuesday it would not back the project if elected.

The opposition's spokesman on transport, Mark Parton, will move a motion in the Legislative Assembly calling on the government to make public its estimate for the completion of the project and how much the project will cost, to the nearest $100 million.

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