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Louise Karch (right) in her vintage car about to drive through the tunnel.

‘Magic meets industry’: West Gate Tunnel to welcome (and charge) drivers on Sunday morning

From midnight, the long-awaited West Gate Tunnel will open progressively, with all traffic flowing through by 7am on Sunday morning, but a month of free travel on weekends won’t kick off until January. 

  • Nicole Precel

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The West Gate Tunnel will open Sunday.

Troubled until the end, West Gate Tunnel to open Sunday

The West Gate Tunnel is three years behind schedule and billions over budget, but it is finally opening to motorists.

  • Kieran Rooney, Clay Lucas and Patrick Hatch
Tens of thousands of motorists a day will have to pay extra in tolls if the state government decides to impose two-way charging on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel.

Two-way tolling on Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel set to start in 2028

In a carrot for motorists, administration charges on toll notices will be scrapped after the state reached a deal with private motorway operators.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Part of the M4 tunnel was closed for hours on Thursday, causing major disruptions for motorists.

Motorists stuck in Sydney’s M4 tunnel for hours after bulges found in roof

The NSW roads minister has lashed out at the private motorway operator for a breakdown in communication that led to chaos in part of the WestConnex motorway.

  • Matt O'Sullivan and Daniel Lo Surdo
Could two-way tolls be coming to the Sydney Harbour Bridge?

Two-way tolling on Sydney Harbour Bridge a step closer as $60 cap made permanent

The government has not finalised how it will pay for the permanent $60 toll cap, but drivers should brace for two-way tolls across the harbour in future.

  • Mostafa Rachwani
AFL Commission chairman Richard Goyder at this year’s hall of fame function.

Richard Goyder is leaving the AFL. He’s foiled a plot on his way out

The incoming AFL Commission chairman is not given to intemperate or provocative public statements. You can’t expect vaudeville from a guy who ran a health insurance company.

  • Jake Niall
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Yarraville resident Sarah Tartakover, who lives near one of the two West Gate Tunnel vents, is calling for filters to be urgently added.

‘Like a bathroom exhaust fan’: West Gate Tunnel air stacks leave locals exposed to noxious fumes, report finds

Residents of suburbs around the West Gate Tunnel will breathe in truck pollution as twin ventilation stacks feature sleek design but no filters.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Chairman of the Australian Football League is facing growing pressure from clubs to stand down.

Fresh twist in the search for Goyder’s successor as AFL clubs strike back

The search for the next AFL Commission chair has taken another twist after a group of club presidents pushed for the 18 clubs to have a direct say.

  • Jake Niall and Greg Dundas
Mother-of-three Felicity Forrester, pictured with Maia and Rex, has lived at the corner of Williamstown Road for two decades, and she is angry that the road has not been given truck curfews.

The residential road set to become a highway for toll-dodging trucks

Residents want a truck curfew on Williamstown Road, which thousands of trucks a day are expected to use from later this year to avoid costly West Gate Tunnel tolls.

  • Sophie Aubrey
The M12 motorway will provide a critical road link to the new international airport in Sydney’s outer west.

Opening nears for $2 billion motorway to Sydney’s new international airport

The 16-kilometre motorway will provide a critical link to the new Western Sydney Airport as well as connecting to the M7, which is being widened to three lanes.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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