Roads
These potholes are so bad that the speed limit has to be dropped
Safety measures have been put in place on almost 500 kilometres of the state’s public roads pending work to fill potholes or fix cracking and other damage.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Woman dead, three-year-old injured after truck crashes into preschool at Riddells Creek
A 43-year-old speech pathologist is dead and a three-year-old boy has been seriously injured after a water tanker ploughed into a preschool’s playground in a small town north of Melbourne.
- by Erin Pearson and Caroline Schelle
‘He didn’t deserve that’: Family of man killed by car on footpath mourn ‘senseless’ death
The family of retiree John Bato, who was killed when a car mounted the footpath and struck him while he was walking in Epping, have paid tribute to a “loving brother” and “really kind man”.
- by Brittany Busch, Gemma Grant and Roy Ward
Pedestrian dies after car mounts footpath in Epping
The 63-year-old Mill Park man was on the footpath when a silver hatchback crashed through a pedestrian crossing barrier.
- by Gemma Grant
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VicRoads was sold off with a promise of improved service. Instead, service got worse
Now, the impact of that is becoming clear: wait times have ballooned, service centres have been forced to close, customer satisfaction has plunged and staff say overworked colleagues are quitting in droves and not being replaced.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Infrastructure
‘More workers, extra shifts’: Fresh fears of West Gate Tunnel delays, cost blowouts
The $10 billion tunnel project is already years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget, and now there’s a scramble to ensure it gets completed by next year.
- by Kieran Rooney
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Melbourne emergency
Three-year-old child fighting for life after crash at ‘dangerous intersection’
Emergency crews were called to a major arterial in Endeavour Hills after reports a child had been hit by a car.
- by Gemma Grant
Traffic jams and potholes: See how local election candidates plan to fix roads in your area
Use our interactive to find out what local election candidates in Greater Melbourne will do to fix roads in their areas if elected.
- by Angus Delaney and Nathanael Scott
We surveyed your local election candidates. See what they really think
Use our interactive to find out which key issues candidates across 31 councils in Greater Melbourne say they will back if elected.
- by Cara Waters, Rachael Dexter and Nathanael Scott
Opinion
City life
Sure, ban scooters. While you’re at it, ban monster SUVs as well
You can mount a case that electric scooters are a menace. But what about giant jeeps? They kill more people, harm the environment and take up public space.
- by Denis Moriarty
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A rail giant planned to build a $5b terminal west of Melbourne. They just scrapped it
The Little River project that promised to remove thousands of trucks a year from Melbourne’s roads was abandoned after locals railed against it.
- by Kieran Rooney
Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/melbourne-roads-5zi