Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs More from Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s press conference, where she was grilled on Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop in a heated 40-minute press conference after the federal government made good on a $2.2 billion funding commitment.She welcomed the release of funding but confirmed there were strings attached, including land acquisition, utilities and ground conditions.The planned 90-kilometre orbital rail line is designed to run from Cheltenham in Melbourne’s southeast to Werribee in the outer west via the airport at Tullamarine.Cash-strapped Victoria is counting on the Australian government to stump up a third of the $34.5 billion project’s estimated cost for the first stage between Cheltenham and Box Hill.LoadingSo far, the Victorian government has committed $11.8 billion, with the remaining third expected to come from “value capture”.That is taxes, charges and fees generated through increased land value and developments near station precincts.Allan was repeatedly asked what year value-capture cash would start flowing into state coffers and when the first house associated with the project would be built, but she could not say.After almost 20 questions on the rail loop, a journalist wanted to return to the topic, but the premier ended the press conference.“We’re done,” she told reporters.AAP
