Roads
Second tunnel on the cards for Brisbane’s long-touted ‘western bypass’
With an election looming, the state government says it will investigate a potentially tolled tunnel linking Darra and Toowong.
- by Matt Dennien
Latest
Major Brisbane road artery to close for 17 days for repairs
One of Brisbane’s earliest toll bridges – a major traffic bottleneck – will close for most of September, but has sparked questions why sudden repairs were needed.
- by Tony Moore
Perspective
City life
‘I was within millimetres of being hit’: The Qld road rule you didn’t know you’d been breaking
It’s one of the most hazardous areas for pedestrians, but many drivers are completely unaware they have to give way.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Perspective
Sharing economy
The unexpected ways car sharing could revolutionise Brisbane
Browse the comments section on any infrastructure or transport story and you’ll quickly get a sense that if you come for cars, the people of Brisbane will come for you.
- by Courtney Kruk
Updated
Government
‘As close to free as you can get’: All public transport trips in Qld to cost 50c
The flat fare will apply during a “use it or lose it” six-month trial from August 5, in Labor’s latest effort to ease cost-of-living pressures.
- by Matt Dennien
Labor refuses to release new Brisbane tunnel plan
Details of the underground tollway from Kedron to Carseldine remain shrouded in secrecy, despite LNP support in both parliament and City Hall.
- by Sean Parnell
Two dead after horror crash in Legacy Way Tunnel
Two people have died and one person is fighting for life after a horrific crash in a major Brisbane tunnel.
Woman trapped, three in critical condition after crash into tree
Three people in their 70s were taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash on Brisbane’s northside on Friday night.
- by Tony Moore
Busy Brisbane road being redesigned as tunnel decision looms
The Queensland government is working on concept designs for a major suburban thoroughfare before announcing whether a toll tunnel should go underneath.
- by Sean Parnell
Every key promise from the LNP, Labor and the Greens this council election
The LNP, Labor and the Greens have made dozens of promises this council election. We have collated some of their main pledges on key issues.
- by Marissa Calligeros
Why there is no end in sight for traffic congestion in Brisbane’s north
Major road upgrades between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast are among 14 projects that have blown out by $2.2 billion in a matter of months. Who will pay for them?
- by Sean Parnell
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