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Tunnel breakthrough connects Sydney’s $7 billion harbour crossing to north

Excavation equipment has now churned through about a million tonnes of rock deep below the north shore, completing two-thirds of the entire project.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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The analysis is dated September 2023 and is among internal documents released under freedom of information laws.

Revealed: The $95 billion shock hidden in Sydney toll road proposal

A confidential Treasury analysis reveals the staggering cost of a major change to toll roads that had been recommended by a review.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Only southbound journeys on the Sydney Harbour Bridge are tolled at present.

Nine-fold increase in Harbour Bridge truck tolls tested last year during review

The opposition says it is concerned the government is using modelling that it was told was inadequate.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
A study published last year by Curtin University estimated more than 275,000 workers nationally, including tunnellers, miners, construction workers and stonemasons, are exposed to high levels of crystalline silica.

Why Sydney tunnel workers remain at severe risk from toxic dust

As a respiratory physician, I am very concerned about the health risks facing tunnel workers who may be inhaling deadly silica dust.

  • Deborah Yates
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
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
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A confidential document reveals early thinking within Treasury about how to compensate toll road operators for network-wide reductions in charges for motorists.

Sydney drivers face tolls until 2060. Here’s why that might get longer

A confidential document reveals early thinking within Treasury about how to compensate toll road operators for network-wide reductions in charges for motorists.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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How lavish ‘Casino Royale’ party on Sydney motorway work site went horribly wrong

Within 40 minutes of starting on a hot summer’s day, one guest’s life had been upturned.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Workers fill in the huge sinkhole with cement in March to stabilise a two-storey building which teetered on the edge.

Why a 244-metre stretch of tunnels will delay this Sydney motorway ‘for years’

A major gas line, high voltage cables and water mains are likely to have to be shifted, adding to the complexity of completing the sinkhole-stricken motorway.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The first stage of the new M6 motorway is facing major delays.

Drivers should be using this Sydney motorway about now. It’s on track to be three years late

A giant sinkhole above the M6 has had major consequences for the cost and completion of the multibillion-dollar underground motorway that will link to WestConnex.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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