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Gill Gannon and Bea Tomlin, who help coordinate the Keep Champion Road Open group.

Locals hate this level crossing removal plan. Now even Labor MPs are attacking it

Residents say the plan would split their inner-west community in two. Now, pressure is growing after local federal and state MPs spoke out.

  • Sophie Aubrey

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Premier Jacinta Allan at one of the new Metro Tunnel stations earlier this month.

Cost of Victoria’s major projects jumps $11.6 billion in a year

The auditor-general has found that 53 of 113 major state projects would cost a combined $14.9 billion more than first budgeted.

  • Rachel Eddie
An aerial view of works on the North East Link on Friday.

Sinkhole halts tunnelling on $26 billion North East Link project

Tunnelling on a flagship state government infrastructure project has come to a halt after a sinkhole emerged near two boring machines.

  • Tom Cowie
Plan ahead to avoid bumper-to-bumper traffic on the West Gate Freeway this summer.

Drivers warned to get ready for lengthy West Gate disruption

Motorists are being urged to plan ahead as lanes and ramps close to allow roadworks during summer.

  • Brittany Busch
Eloise was on a suburban walk when she was struck by a car in August.

Roads are getting safer – but not for pedestrians

More – and bigger -- cars on the roads means pedestrians are at greater risk of serious injury.

  • Melissa Cunningham and Marta Pascual Juanola
The City of Melbourne wants Spencer Street turned into a “lively, attractive and welcoming street” by diverting traffic on to Wurundjeri Way. 

Tunnel traffic on a collision course with Spencer Street reinvention

Plans to turn Spencer Street into a pedestrian-friendly precinct are feared to be at risk from a West Gate Tunnel project off-ramp.

  • Patrick Hatch
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Gulet Mohammed Ahmed ran multiple red lights on the morning of March 11, 2023, before he slammed into the car carrying 16-year-old Katherine Osborne.

Drunk driver who killed 16-year-old in Carlton crash jailed for 14 years

Gulet Mohammed Ahmed, 40, who was high and drunk when he sped through three red lights, crashing into cars and pedestrians in March 2023, has been labelled “a grave danger to anyone”.

  • Emily Woods
Inside the West Gate Tunnel on Monday.

Premier plays tour guide to give glimpse inside West Gate Tunnel

Vehicles can now travel the full length of the long-awaited alternative to the West Gate Bridge, but the opening date and the price motorists will have to pay remain unknown.

  • Annika Smethurst
The land at Ferris Road in Cobblebank.

Next stop court for level crossing removal works on Melton train line

Labor has promised to remove four level crossings from the Melton line and fast-tracked the works to finish in 2026. But land developers want to renegotiate the design of a bridge crossing the tracks.

  • Rachel Eddie
An Age reader shared this video of them blowing a tyre after hitting a pothole on the Princes Highway in Corio this month.

Road to ruin: Why Victoria’s pothole ‘minefield’ is getting worse

Drivers are suffering shredded tyres, smashed gearboxes and other vehicle damage. They want action to fix our roads.

  • Patrick Hatch

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