Roads
Speed limit cut to 30km/h on almost every street in two suburbs
The City of Yarra is also campaigning for limits on exempt roads in Fitzroy and Collingwood – including Hoddle and Nicholson streets – to be reduced to either 40km/h or 60km/h.
- by Rachael Dexter
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Blown-out North East Link’s extra $3.25 billion gets Albanese’s thumbs up
Next week’s federal budget will feature extra money for the blown-out road project, bringing the Commonwealth’s contribution to $5 billion.
- by Broede Carmody
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Victorian budget
Road projects such as Western Freeway upgrade in doubt on state budget eve
An Albanese government commitment to return funding for nationally significant roads to 50:50 splits between both levels of government has thrown doubt over timelines for Victorian projects not yet underway.
- by Kieran Rooney and Broede Carmody
The unloved Sydney highway that could lead the way for Parramatta Road
A grand plan to transform the noisy and congested Woodville Road has taken a long time. But it might yet show the way for the city’s other arterial roads – including the one that has defied governments for decades.
- by Michael Koziol
Why high school kids need help crossing the road
Teenagers had the second-highest number of serious injuries after elderly pedestrians on NSW roads.
- by Andrew Taylor
Rogue e-bike rider fled Eastern Distributor after crashing and forcing lane closure
A man without a helmet has been spotted riding in the tunnel before crashing into a lane divider and falling onto the busy motorway.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Highway closed, motorcyclist dead after truck collision
The driver of a B-double has been taken to hospital for mandatory testing after the latest tragedy on NSW roads over the Easter long weekend.
- by Angus Thomson
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Progress St closure
A video by opponents of a level crossing removal project in Dandenong South.
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Road safety
Want to help keep P-platers safe? Don’t buy them a car
A new study has found that young P-platers who drive a family car are much less likely to be involved in a crash than those who own a vehicle.
- by Julie Power
Are taxis or Ubers more expensive for trips across Sydney?
Taxi operators have challenged suggestions that trips with them are always pricier than with ride-share companies. We analyse the data.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Rozelle Interchange fix ‘has created rat runs in the suburbs’
Drummoyne and Gladesville residents gathered at a pub on Monday to tell transport officials their thoughts about attempts to improve Rozelle Interchange.
- by Anthony Segaert