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A crane truck has rolled inside the M5 East tunnel in Sydney.

Road closed during peak hour after crane rollover forces closure of M5 tunnel

Authorities say citybound lanes will be closed until Wednesday morning after the tunnel wall suffered significant damage during the crash.

  • Josefine Ganko, Cindy Yin and Riley Walter

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After two hours in traffic, anyone who acts on the urge to late merge should be sent to prison.

‘The right lane is faster’, and other thoughts I don’t appreciate in a traffic jam

When early morning road congestion turns a 20-minute drive into two hours of pain, you’re only ever one late merge away from a mental breakdown.

  • Thomas Mitchell
The tyres of dozens of cars have been shredded after a truck travelling south on the M1 spilt metal debris on the motorway.

Highway reopened after hundreds of cars damaged in scrap metal spill

The debris spilled along the M1 Pacific Motorway just after 5am, sparking traffic chaos and forcing all southbound lanes to be closed.

  • Riley Walter
Small coastal storms forming over Middle Harbour earlier this week.

Long weekend drivers warned as rain drenches state

The Anzac Day long weekend brought rain across much of NSW, and holidaymakers have been warned to be careful as they return home.

  • Anthony Segaert and Nigel Gladstone
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Don’t take the bait!

And don’t leave on amber.

The much-maligned carpark’s days could be numbered.

Every attempt to fix Sydney’s ugliest building has failed. Might this plan just work?

The City of Sydney is considering it. The owner is happy. What is stopping the Goulburn Street car park from being turned into housing?

  • Anthony Segaert
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Tym Pieglowski with his sons, Zachary, 6, and Kai, 3,

The change to our traffic lights that could make you happier

For years, pedestrians have had to wait for cars to cross a street. But what if it was the other way round – and would it improve our experience of cities?

  • Anthony Segaert
Sydenham Station

The number of Sydney commuters shunning buses during metro refit revealed

There has been extra road congestion during the Bankstown line closure, but key data from the area is not being published on the traffic volume database.

  • Nicholas Osiowy
Police pursuit.

Peak-hour chaos cleared after woman dies in M7 crash

Traffic was banked up for five kilometres after the collision between a ute and an SUV.

  • Riley Walter
The smart speed signs will be turned on on Monday.

Smart tech to the rescue for one of Sydney’s most congested motorways

A new $179 million system aimed at improving traffic flows and reducing delays from breakdowns and crashes will be switched on early on Monday.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/topic/sydney-traffic-62u