Roads
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Cars
WA’s favourite cars revealed: do your wheels reflect where you live?
Use our interactive to find out the top 10 car models in your postcode and check out the map showing Perth’s most popular vehicles.
- by Claire Ottaviano, Craig Butt and Angus Delaney
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Cars damaged when storm dislodged Harbour Bridge road plate
A dramatic storm that swept over Sydney on Sunday night is being blamed for dislodging a road plate that damaged 25 cars at the entrance to the Harbour Bridge.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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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
Victorian towns install EV chargers to lure in drivers experiencing ‘range anxiety’
Some councils in tourism hotspots plan to install chargers for electric vehicles in the hope of attracting a growing demographic of tourists.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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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.
- by 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.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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WA
A drive down south is set to get about 20 minutes quicker
The 27km, four-lane stretch of highway connecting Forrest Highway to Bussell Highway has been named and is expected to open by the end of the year.
- by Michael Genovese and Claire Ottaviano
Cash grab or fair deal? Paid parking is coming to these popular day-trip areas
Tourists are facing parking fees in busy spots that have been traditionally free, as councils seek to raise revenue from day trippers.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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Traffic
Sydney’s traffic paradox: More cars, less traffic
Many congested roads have less peak hour traffic than five years ago, despite record car and driver registrations and millions fewer public transport trips.
- by Nigel Gladstone
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