Commuter chaos in western Melbourne after truck rollover and bridge strike

Commuter chaos in western Melbourne after truck rollover and bridge strike

Two road incidents in Melbourne’s west have caused traffic gridlock and left commuters facing lengthy delays.

  • byNell Geraets

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‘Incredibly frustrating’:Roadwork traffic jams to return every day for next week
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‘Incredibly frustrating’:Roadwork traffic jams to return every day for next week

Delays could blow out to 90 minutes during the next week of roadworks on the West Gate Bridge,which has shut four out of five outbound lanes.

  • byPatrick Hatch
‘Plan ahead,detour early’:Major Melbourne road works start Boxing Day

‘Plan ahead,detour early’:Major Melbourne road works start Boxing Day

Holidaymakers should prepare for major delays across Melbourne’s road network starting at night on Boxing Day and continuing for the next 10 days while maintenance work is carried out on the West Gate Bridge.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Amid a rowdy Collins Street pub 180 years ago,Melbourne became a city
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Amid a rowdy Collins Street pub 180 years ago,Melbourne became a city

In 1842,Melbourne’s first mayor,a brewery owner,presided over the City of Melbourne’s first meeting. After a period of lawlessness,and edicts from Sydney,the occasion marked the first recognition of Melbourne’s right to self-govern.

  • byNicholas Reece
CityLink claims part of Brunswick West property through squatters’ rights

CityLink claims part of Brunswick West property through squatters’ rights

When the owners of a weatherboard home wanted to knock it down and build units,they didn’t think the Tullamarine Freeway noise wall looming at the rear of the property was squatting on their land.

  • byTom Cowie
Big Build to cause severe disruption in Melbourne over summer

Big Build to cause severe disruption in Melbourne over summer

Victorians are being warned that roadworks across Melbourne over the summer will cause “significant” delays on travel routes including the West Gate Bridge,Domain Tunnel,Monash Freeway,and in the CBD.

  • byNajma Sambul
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Woman dies after car crushed by tree near Hanging Rock

Woman dies after car crushed by tree near Hanging Rock

One person is dead and another in hospital after a large tree hit a moving car near the entry of a popular tourist destination in central Victoria.

  • byAshleigh McMillan
Labor plans $15m truck trade-in scheme to lift inner west’s air quality

Labor plans $15m truck trade-in scheme to lift inner west’s air quality

Labor has announced $15 million in grants for truck operators to trade in their vehicles for models that produce less pollution to improve air quality in the polluted streets of Melbourne’s inner west.

  • byRachel Eddie
Infrastructure funding cuts leave NSW behind Victoria,Queensland

Infrastructure funding cuts leave NSW behind Victoria,Queensland

NSW will receive just 17 per cent of federal funding set aside for key road and rail projects,with the bulk going to Victoria and Queensland.

  • byAlexandra Smith
‘Massive,they are massive’:Andrews government promises rapid repairs to huge potholes

‘Massive,they are massive’:Andrews government promises rapid repairs to huge potholes

Dozens of motorists were left stranded on the Hume Freeway on Friday after hitting huge potholes that opened up as floodwaters inundated the town of Seymour.

  • byLiam Mannix andPaul Sakkal
What are your plans to deal with population pressures in Melbourne and the regions?

What are your plans to deal with population pressures in Melbourne and the regions?

Services and infrastructure have not kept up with population growth and the cracks are starting to show. Our readers have told us they want answers from Victoria’s politicians.

  • byPatrick Hatch