PM ties Cross River Rail funds to Brisbane Metro project

By Cameron Atfield
Updated October 25 2016 - 1:08pm, first published 12:17pm
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the $10 million funding announcement. Photo: Cameron Atfield
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the $10 million funding announcement. Photo: Cameron Atfield
The federal government has announced a $10 million contribution to Cross River Rail planning. Photo: Supplied
The federal government has announced a $10 million contribution to Cross River Rail planning. Photo: Supplied
An artists' impression of the proposed Brisbane Metro crossing the Victoria Bridge. Photo: Brisbane City Council
An artists' impression of the proposed Brisbane Metro crossing the Victoria Bridge. Photo: Brisbane City Council

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has intervened in the ongoing dispute between the Queensland government and Brisbane City Council over the planned metro project, announcing a $10 million contribution to Cross River Rail planning.

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