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Pierre Vairo at the Dynon Road “rainbow bridge” in West Melbourne.

These new bike bridges were built months ago. Cyclists are demanding to use them

The bright-green bridge over Footscray Road and a rainbow bridge at Dynon Road remain fenced off by the West Gate Tunnel Project, forcing cyclists to continue riding on dangerous truck-laden roads.

  • Sophie Aubrey

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The concept design for the Tonkin Highway extension.

Heading down south? Your trip is about to get quicker

A billion-dollar contract has been awarded to a consortium of industry heavyweights to extend the Tonkin Highway by 14 kilometres, with works scheduled to start in a matter of months.

  • Connor McGoverne
Ashok Kok with wife Monika and five-year-old daughter Eva outside their Manor Lakes home.

The race for Werribee: How the west will be won (or lost)

Labor has held the seat since 1979, but with crime on the rise and traffic eating hours of residents’ days, can the party hold onto its traditional heartland?

  • Sophie Aubrey
Construction of the North East Link on Bulleen Road last October.

North East Link secrecy deals ‘protect residents’, not us, says state government

The Allan government has defended its transparency around the $26 billion toll road after people with property or car damage were forced to sign non-disclosure agreements in exchange for compensation.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
Construction of the North East Link on Bulleen Road last October.

North East Link’s secret deals over potholes and home damage compensation

At least 7000 non-disclosure agreements have been signed for the $26b toll road, including with scores of home owners and drivers forced into secrecy in exchange for compensation.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
The upgrade will be a key connection between the hub of Liverpool and the new airport which is set to open at the end of 2026.

The western Sydney avenue set to get a $1 billion upgrade

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns will formally announce on Sunday the major upgrade to a two-lane semi-rural road.

  • Christopher Harris
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We must acknowledge that the number of people who die on our roads remains far too high.

Not too late to win road toll fight

We must acknowledge that the number of people who die - and suffer horrific injuries - on our roads remains far too high.

  • The Age's View
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
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
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

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