WestConnex
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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This is supposed to be Sydney’s newest park. It’s still a wasteland
Parkland promised for Sydney’s inner west as part of a controversial toll road project is set to be delayed again.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Congestion on key road links to worsen after WestConnex junction opens
The government cited traffic modelling that shows worsening congestion on Victoria Road, the Anzac Bridge and Western Distributor for up to six months as motorists adapt.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Wish list grows for ‘half-finished’ Rozelle parklands
The new government has agreed to revisit earlier plans for the park that sits above the WestConnex motorway.
- by Megan Gorrey
Revealed: Council’s grand plan to fix Victoria Road once bypass opens
Inner West Council has unveiled a vision of slashing Victoria Road to one car lane in each direction to make Rozelle more like its “desirable sister suburb”, Balmain.
- by Michael Koziol
The race to stop a Sydney ‘traffic sewer’ becoming the next Parramatta Road
The state government is being urged to seize a rare opportunity to transform a notoriously congested road in Sydney’s inner west – before time runs out.
- by Megan Gorrey
Thousands stung for speeding on motorway despite consensus limit is too low
Motorists are being stung for speeding on Westconnex despite a political consensus the speed limit is too low, and pre-election commitments to lift it.
- by Michael Koziol
‘Lights, camera, action’: Spaghetti junction beneath Sydney months from opening
After more than four years of construction, motorists will soon get the chance to drive through almost 17 kilometres of tunnels – for a price.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Creation of ‘motorway zones’ in Sydney on table as part of toll roads shake-up
With Sydney earning the title of the world’s most tolled city, a new review will consider splitting Sydney’s motorways into five geographic zones.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Anzac Bridge, freeways among roads targeted for tolls under previous plan
Departmental briefings reveal a review for the previous state government floated an option to toll “all motorways” and introduce a congestion charge in the CBD.
- by Alexandra Smith and Matt O'Sullivan
‘In limbo’: Home owners fear Beaches Link will eventually be resurrected
The state government’s decision to put the motorway tunnel project on hold has not vanquished home owners’ fears.
- by Matt O'Sullivan