Roads
Spaghetti junction’s opening ‘most difficult’ of WestConnex projects
The Rozelle interchange will open in December. But motorists will be able to use a road bridge over the City West Link and four-way intersection within weeks.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Inner West Council plan to drop speed limits to 40km/h
A new report found reducing the speed limit to 40 km/h added a maximum of 26 seconds to travel times during the weekday peak, and 37 seconds on weekends.
- by Andrew Taylor
Saddle sore? Dutch cycling professor sees what’s wrong with Brisbane streets
Asking for safer streets shouldn’t be so radical, one global expert says, and Brisbane needs to have a different narrative about what its infrastructure can do.
- by Courtney Kruk
Six dead during harrowing long weekend on Queensland’s roads
The death of a woman in a fiery crash in Logan was one of several across the state so far this grand final long weekend.
- by John Crouch
Council to impose tougher parking limits on beachgoers to appease frustrated residents
Visitors to Bondi Beach face more time limits on street parking, but the local council says this will make it easier to find a parking space.
- by Andrew Taylor
Are you a good driver? Answer these tricky questions to find out
These curly road rules can catch out even the most seasoned of drivers. Test your knowledge and see how you fare.
- by Susannah Guthrie
Town grieves couples killed in Hume Highway truck tragedy
Trevor and Lorraine Breen and Noel and Kerry Capes died when the car they were travelling in collided with a truck near the Victoria-NSW border.
- by Alex Crowe
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Infrastructure
Secret western Sydney infrastructure review ignored in federal budget
The final report, dated April 2023, contained frank assessments about the state of transport in Sydney’s west and the challenges of connecting low-density communities over large distances.
- by Michael Koziol
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Victoria
Transurban’s EastLink takeover bid hits government roadblock
The Victorian government has told the competition watchdog CityLink’s owner Transurban will become too powerful if it is allowed to buy EastLink and gain a toll roads monopoly in Melbourne.
- by Patrick Hatch
Residents driven ‘crazy’ by construction stuff socks in shaking toaster
Work on a major freeway upgrade is causing kitchen appliances to rattle, and cupboards to peel off walls.
- by Megan Gorrey
Perspective
Perspective
Brisbane’s new underground gold mines
As Transurban’s grip on south-east Queensland looks set to tighten, it’s time the government did some squeezing of its own.
- by Cameron Atfield