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A study published last year by Curtin University estimated more than 275,000 workers nationally, including tunnellers, miners, construction workers and stonemasons, are exposed to high levels of crystalline silica.

Why Sydney tunnel workers remain at severe risk from toxic dust

As a respiratory physician, I am very concerned about the health risks facing tunnel workers who may be inhaling deadly silica dust.

  • Deborah Yates

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A building teeters on the edge of the sinkhole in Rockdale in Sydney’s south.

M6 motorway opening target date revealed, and it’s much later than you think

Fixing areas around sinkholes will leave a busy arterial road reduced to one lane in either direction for 18 months.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The smart speed signs will be turned on on Monday.

Smart tech to the rescue for one of Sydney’s most congested motorways

A new $179 million system aimed at improving traffic flows and reducing delays from breakdowns and crashes will be switched on early on Monday.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
A confidential document reveals early thinking within Treasury about how to compensate toll road operators for network-wide reductions in charges for motorists.

Sydney drivers face tolls until 2060. Here’s why that might get longer

A confidential document reveals early thinking within Treasury about how to compensate toll road operators for network-wide reductions in charges for motorists.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Sydney Gateway party.

How lavish ‘Casino Royale’ party on Sydney motorway work site went horribly wrong

Within 40 minutes of starting on a hot summer’s day, one guest’s life had been upturned.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Workers fill in the huge sinkhole with cement in March to stabilise a two-storey building which teetered on the edge.

Why a 244-metre stretch of tunnels will delay this Sydney motorway ‘for years’

A major gas line, high voltage cables and water mains are likely to have to be shifted, adding to the complexity of completing the sinkhole-stricken motorway.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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The first stage of the new M6 motorway is facing major delays.

Drivers should be using this Sydney motorway about now. It’s on track to be three years late

A giant sinkhole above the M6 has had major consequences for the cost and completion of the multibillion-dollar underground motorway that will link to WestConnex.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Transport Minister Jo Haylen has ordered Transport for NSW to reconsider watered-down proposals for upgrades at Sydney Park Road Junction.

Sydney Park Junction upgrade should be finished. Instead, it’s back to the drawing board

Transport officials quietly slashed planned upgrades for Sydney Park, prompting NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen to intervene.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
The sinkhole opened up on March 1 above one of the tunnels at Rockdale for the M6 motorway.

Tunnelling delay revealed for Sydney’s sinkhole-stricken $3 billion motorway

Tunnelling has been halted since a huge sinkhole opened up in March, and transport officials now say it won’t resume until late next year.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The final section of the Sydney Gateway is due to open on September 1.

Winners and losers from opening of the new motorway to Sydney Airport

The ribbon will be cut on the final section of the $2.6 billion motorway on Friday ahead of its opening to motorists early on Sunday.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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