WestConnex
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- The Dust of Death
There was a plan to stop Sydney tunnel workers from being killed. It was ignored for five years
A major construction company and SafeWork discussed strategies to protect tunnel workers from deadly airborne hazards five years ago. Cost was the primary barrier.
- Max Maddison
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Tunnel breakthrough connects Sydney’s $7 billion harbour crossing to north
Excavation equipment has now churned through about a million tonnes of rock deep below the north shore, completing two-thirds of the entire project.
- Matt O'Sullivan
- Exclusive
- Roads
Revealed: The $95 billion shock hidden in Sydney toll road proposal
A confidential Treasury analysis reveals the staggering cost of a major change to toll roads that had been recommended by a review.
- Matt O'Sullivan
- Exclusive
- Roads
Nine-fold increase in Harbour Bridge truck tolls tested last year during review
The opposition says it is concerned the government is using modelling that it was told was inadequate.
- Matt O'Sullivan
- Opinion
- Workplace safety
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
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
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
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
- Exclusive
- Roads
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
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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