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Plan ahead to avoid bumper-to-bumper traffic on the West Gate Freeway this summer.

Drivers warned to get ready for lengthy West Gate disruption

Motorists are being urged to plan ahead as lanes and ramps close to allow roadworks during summer.

  • Brittany Busch

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Eloise was on a suburban walk when she was struck by a car in August.

Roads are getting safer – but not for pedestrians

More – and bigger -- cars on the roads means pedestrians are at greater risk of serious injury.

  • Melissa Cunningham and Marta Pascual Juanola
The City of Melbourne wants Spencer Street turned into a “lively, attractive and welcoming street” by diverting traffic on to Wurundjeri Way. 

Tunnel traffic on a collision course with Spencer Street reinvention

Plans to turn Spencer Street into a pedestrian-friendly precinct are feared to be at risk from a West Gate Tunnel project off-ramp.

  • Patrick Hatch
Gulet Mohammed Ahmed ran multiple red lights on the morning of March 11, 2023, before he slammed into the car carrying 16-year-old Katherine Osborne.

Drunk driver who killed 16-year-old in Carlton crash jailed for 14 years

Gulet Mohammed Ahmed, 40, who was high and drunk when he sped through three red lights, crashing into cars and pedestrians in March 2023, has been labelled “a grave danger to anyone”.

  • Emily Woods
Inside the West Gate Tunnel on Monday.

Premier plays tour guide to give glimpse inside West Gate Tunnel

Vehicles can now travel the full length of the long-awaited alternative to the West Gate Bridge, but the opening date and the price motorists will have to pay remain unknown.

  • Annika Smethurst
The land at Ferris Road in Cobblebank.

Next stop court for level crossing removal works on Melton train line

Labor has promised to remove four level crossings from the Melton line and fast-tracked the works to finish in 2026. But land developers want to renegotiate the design of a bridge crossing the tracks.

  • Rachel Eddie
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An Age reader shared this video of them blowing a tyre after hitting a pothole on the Princes Highway in Corio this month.

Road to ruin: Why Victoria’s pothole ‘minefield’ is getting worse

Drivers are suffering shredded tyres, smashed gearboxes and other vehicle damage. They want action to fix our roads.

  • Patrick Hatch
Hobsons Bay councillor Michael Disbury and community activist Gill Gannon say closing Champion Road will hurt Newport.

Removing this level crossing would literally divide a community, say residents

In Newport, the government plans to remove the level crossing but not bury or raise the train line, instead leaving the road permanently closed.

  • Patrick Hatch
Pakenham crash victim Kai McDonald. 

‘Fearless, loyal, wholehearted’: Teenager killed in Pakenham crash

Kai McDonald, 16, was in sitting in the front passenger seat of the car when it crashed into another vehicle.

  • Gemma Grant
Almost 500 kilometres of Victoria’s road network is “under mitigation”.

These potholes are so bad that the speed limit has to be dropped

Safety measures have been put in place on almost 500 kilometres of the state’s public roads pending work to fill potholes or fix cracking and other damage.

  • Patrick Hatch

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