A major construction company and SafeWork discussed strategies to protect tunnel workers from deadly airborne hazards five years ago. Cost was the primary barrier.
Excavation equipment has now churned through about a million tonnes of rock deep below the north shore,completing two-thirds of the entire project.
A confidential Treasury analysis reveals the staggering cost of a major change to toll roads that had been recommended by a review.
The opposition says it is concerned the government is using modelling that it was told was inadequate.
As a respiratory physician,I am very concerned about the health risks facing tunnel workers who may be inhaling deadly silica dust.
Fixing areas around sinkholes will leave a busy arterial road reduced to one lane in either direction for 18 months.
A new $179 million system aimed at improving traffic flows and reducing delays from breakdowns and crashes will be switched on early on Monday.
A confidential document reveals early thinking within Treasury about how to compensate toll road operators for network-wide reductions in charges for motorists.
Within 40 minutes of starting on a hot summer’s day,one guest’s life had been upturned.
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.