Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) will be launched in 2026 and thousands of jobs created on the city shaping Suburban Rail Loop, as the Andrews Labor Government announced the preferred bidder for the first tunnelling contract for SRL East. SRL East will create up to 8,000 direct jobs and deliver six new underground stations between Cheltenham and Box Hill - slashing travel times and congestion and connecting people to key employment, health and education destinations in Melbourne's east and south east.

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