West Gate Tunnel Project traffic chaos another blow for Docklands

West Gate Tunnel Project traffic chaos another blow for Docklands

Road closures from the West Gate Tunnel Project have caused traffic chaos for Docklands residents and businesses,with some opting to leave the precinct altogether.

  • byNajma Sambul

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June 2023:Residents in Melbourne's west told to'work from home'ahead of planned works
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June 2023:Residents in Melbourne's west told to'work from home'ahead of planned works

Residents in Melbourne's west have been told to work"work from home"if possible to avoid upcoming public transport chaos.

Locals fear thousands more cars,traffic chaos when West Gate Tunnel opens

Locals fear thousands more cars,traffic chaos when West Gate Tunnel opens

The $10 billion toll road is due to open in 2025,but is projected to pump an extra 9000 vehicles daily onto streets in North and West Melbourne. Locals want answers on how that traffic will be controlled.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Road delays and a myki hike loom for summer travellers

Road delays and a myki hike loom for summer travellers

Holidaymakers have been told to brace for significant traffic delays from Boxing Day as maintenance works on the West Gate Bridge slow travel across the Yarra.

  • byPatrick Hatch
‘Not worth the paper they’re written on’:Major project business cases slammed amid blowouts
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‘Not worth the paper they’re written on’:Major project business cases slammed amid blowouts

The North East Link,which sources say could cost as much as $30 billion,has sparked calls for a rethink of how we assess major infrastructure.

  • byRoyce Millar andKieran Rooney
Speed-camera workers to give Christmas motorists a heads up

Speed-camera workers to give Christmas motorists a heads up

Mobile-speed-camera workers will occasionally switch off their cameras as an unresolved pay dispute with private operator Serco drags on.

  • byPatrick Hatch
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Family ‘very traumatised’ after toddler fatally hit by car in Dandenong North

Family ‘very traumatised’ after toddler fatally hit by car in Dandenong North

Police are investigating after a two-year-old boy died in Melbourne’s south-east after being hit by a car,in a scene one witness said was “just chaos”.

  • byRoy Ward
Why Melburnians are twice as likely to die in crashes than people in other cities

Why Melburnians are twice as likely to die in crashes than people in other cities

Our sprawling geography and love for car trips are making our roads a danger zone,and speed limits are the elephant in the room of making them safer.

  • byPatrick Hatch
‘Ridiculous’:Police chief dismisses 30km/h trial as an answer to soaring road toll

‘Ridiculous’:Police chief dismisses 30km/h trial as an answer to soaring road toll

Yarra council is dropping speed limits for safety,but the chief commissioner says the move won’t make a difference to road trauma and no one will obey it.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andPatrick Hatch
Melbourne council votes to drop speed limit to 30km/h to protect cyclists,pedestrians
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Melbourne council votes to drop speed limit to 30km/h to protect cyclists,pedestrians

The 30km/h speed limit trial in suburban streets in Fitzroy and Collingwood could be extended if the government approves it.

  • byAlex Crowe
Melbourne is a growing city,but will this construction hell ever end?

Melbourne is a growing city,but will this construction hell ever end?

When you have great roads,they need to be maintained. But maybe authorities could just take it easy for a while?

  • bySimon Taylor