Roads
Perth private school sounds alarm over ‘dangerous’ children’s crossing
A West Australian private school fears the situation will lead to a tragedy unless there is immediate change.
- Holly Thompson
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Federal Labor stumps up $225 million for notorious Reid Highway Erindale Road intersection
The timing of the announcement during the election campaign and location of the two arterial roads mean Labor will hope it factors into voters minds in Cowan, Pearce and Moore.
- Hamish Hastie
- Exclusive
- Perth
Boys’ school plans bus-sized digital billboard for Kwinana Freeway
Aquinas College principal Robert Henderson said the plan did not “aesthetically compromise” the campus or river aspect and was a fantastic location for passing traffic.
- Emma Young
Commuter chaos for Perth as Keep the Sheep trucks clog roads
Commuters be warned: the roads may be as packed as a livestock saleyard pen on Friday morning when truckers, farmers and their supporters drive through Perth as part of the Keep the Sheep protest movement.
- Cameron Myles
- Exclusive
- Road safety
Cars injure hundreds of WA children. Here’s a plan to put that trend in reverse
Between 2020-2024, 250 children were injured or killed by cars in our state. But there are plans afoot to make WA roads safer for young people.
- Holly Thompson
Now that’s long term: At this rate, Perth’s long-term cycle network to take 100 years
How good are the primary and secondary cycle routes in your Perth or Peel state electorate? Check it out here with our handy visualisation broken down by area.
- Emma Young
Not got your speeding fine yet? It’s still coming, Saffioti says
The Department of Transport confirmed there were temporary delays with the processing of some traffic infringements as a result of the department taking over the system from WA Police.
- Hamish Hastie
- Updated
- WA election
Swathes of Kwinana Freeway to be widened under $700 million plan
Labor has started this week with a congestion election commitment blitz after yesterday promising a fix of the Erindale Road Reid Highway intersection.
- Hamish Hastie
- Updated
- Road safety
Cops’ impassioned plea to drivers after WA’s road toll reaches highest in a decade
A further four people have died on WA roads on a horror second last day of the year taking the state’s road toll to 186 deaths.
- Hamish Hastie and Rebecca Peppiatt
New high-tech cameras on Perth roads ‘not revenue-raisers’, safety tsar says
The smart cameras, leased for five years at a cost of $22 million, can easily spot motorists using their phones or driving without a seatbelt.
- Hamish Hastie
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