Traffic
Rogue sheep falling off truck causes fiery Kwinana Freeway crash
A sheep falling off a truck in Perth’s south has caused a fiery crash and traffic gridlock on the Kwinana Freeway on Wednesday afternoon.
- by Heather McNeill
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Perth
Why Perth drivers refuse to carpool, cycle or use public transport
“Time is money and time is life”, says one expert as Perth commuters continue to clog our roads rather than choose alternatives.
- by Heather McNeill
Teenagers seriously injured in Swan View quad bike crash
Police were called to the corner of Morrison Road and Bladon Way in Swan View this afternoon.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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City life
Slow lane: why can’t we have what European cities have?
A brisk bike ride through the Perth CBD gave our writer an insight into what Perth might have been if Amsterdam was our model, not Los Angeles.
- by Mark Naglazas
Former fire boss slams Satterley’s hills housing estate
The site, surrounded by an extreme bushfire zone, is 150 hectares bigger than Kings Park, and larger in area than London’s Hyde Park and New York’s Central Park, combined.
- by Sarah Brookes
Part of Kwinana Freeway reopens after young woman dies in crash
The freeway northbound between Mundijong and Mortimer roads reopened on Thursday after being closed for more than 12 hours.
- by Heather McNeill
‘I think it’s happening’: Baby born in emergency lane of Perth freeway
The baby’s father was forced to cut across four lanes of traffic into the emergency lane, jumping out of the car just in time to catch his baby as his wife gave birth in the front passenger seat of their Prado.
- by Heather McNeill and Michael Genovese
Woman dies after being struck by car in Midvale
A 22-year-old woman has died after being hit by a BMW in Perth’s east overnight.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Roads
Design debacle delays major Perth road project
Just days after the discovery of a $1 million design fault in the newly-widened Mitchell Freeway, WAtoday can reveal a second project in Perth’s north has been hit by delays and cost blow-outs.
- by Jesinta Burton
WA considers rapid expansion of speed camera network
The invitation for companies to pitch new and emerging camera technologies could see artificial intelligence cameras introduced.
- by Heather McNeill
Perth traffic: Crash causes Great Eastern Highway closure during peak hour
Major crash detectives are in Burswood after a black Mitsubishi Triton left the road, smashing into two poles and rolling before landing on a median strip.
- by Heather McNeill