Gridlock expected as Easter drivers forced to delay Brisbane departure

Gridlock expected as Easter drivers forced to delay Brisbane departure

Drivers are urged to stay safe on the roads as Easter holidaymakers leave Brisbane from noon.

  • byFelicity Caldwell

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Thousands of new William Jolly drivers spark calls for toll bridge discount
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Thousands of new William Jolly drivers spark calls for toll bridge discount

The average number of vehicles using Brisbane’s William Jolly Bridge each day has jumped by more than 12 per cent in the wake of a permanent CBD river crossing shake-up this year.

  • byMatt Dennien
Man taken to hospital after car flips and brings down power lines

Man taken to hospital after car flips and brings down power lines

The 34-year-old from The Gap was in a stable condition after the car he was driving collided with a pole in Red Hill on Friday night.

  • byTony Moore
Driver trapped for 90 minutes,in critical condition after Brisbane crash

Driver trapped for 90 minutes,in critical condition after Brisbane crash

Paramedics responded after reports a vehicle had crashed into a tree on the Gateway Motorway at the Wynnum Road exit.

  • byCloe Read
Driver dies in three-car and truck crash on major Brisbane road
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Brisbane

Driver dies in three-car and truck crash on major Brisbane road

A man is dead after his car and a prime mover crashed,the force of the collision pushing his car into two other cars.

  • byCloe Read
Rider falls five metres down embankment after motorbikes and car crash

Rider falls five metres down embankment after motorbikes and car crash

A man has been rescued by emergency services after he was thrown five metres down an embankment in the accident.

  • byCloe Read
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Motorcyclist,children in hospital as M1 crash causes lengthy delays

Motorcyclist,children in hospital as M1 crash causes lengthy delays

The smash created major congestion on the M1 on Monday afternoon,with only one northbound lane open for several hours.

  • byToby Crockford
Extinction Rebellion block Riverside Expressway off-ramp,clogging Pacific Motorway

Extinction Rebellion block Riverside Expressway off-ramp,clogging Pacific Motorway

The protesters blocked the Turbot Street off-ramp about 8am and it created eight kilometres of traffic congestion.

  • byToby Crockford
Cash no longer king at Brisbane’s parking meters

Cash no longer king at Brisbane’s parking meters

From February 22,the city’s 960 meters will no longer accept coins or notes following a major switch to contactless payments during COVID-19.

  • byTony Moore
Truck breakdown and crash causes delays in Brisbane

Truck breakdown and crash causes delays in Brisbane

The early commute into the city worsened,with two incidents causing further traffic inbound.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
Brisbane traffic:Bruce Highway 8km delays,M1 congestion clears
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Brisbane traffic:Bruce Highway 8km delays,M1 congestion clears

At the peak,there was 40 kilometres of M1 congestion and 25 kilometres of Bruce Highway delays.

  • byToby Crockford