Roads
Major Brisbane road artery to close for 17 days for repairs
One of Brisbane’s earliest toll bridges – a major traffic bottleneck – will close for most of September, but has sparked questions why sudden repairs were needed.
- by Tony Moore
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City2Surf 2024: Everything you need to know
Forget Paris, the real action will be in Sydney when the City2Surf returns on Sunday for its 54th year, with 90,000 racegoers expected to take part.
- by Nick Newling
WA businesses bear the brunt as supply chain crisis hits our shores
From China to Singapore to Freo to Melbourne then back across the Nullarbor by rail – guess how long it took to get one sea container of equine fencing to Perth?
- by Claire Ottaviano
Hopes of Sydney toll network deal by Christmas come with warning
Transurban and the NSW government have started complex negotiations that will have major consequences for the tolls Sydney motorists pay.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Perspective
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
The Brisbane Olympics are eight years away. Time for a reality check
Progress has been thwarted by decisions and (healthy) debate, but has it meant we’ve lost our way? Can we still leverage the Games for the city’s wellbeing?
- by Courtney Kruk
‘Like Donald Trump designed it’: The Sydney smokestack compared to a chicken nugget
A proposed gold ventilation outlet at the end of the tunnel that connects the new Western Harbour Tunnel from Rozelle to the north shore has angered locals.
- by Julie Power
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Road safety
Old airstrip and a few sheep paddocks could help shrink Australia’s road toll
Big trucks will barrel down a former runway at up to 100km/h under a $30 million plan to improve road safety.
- by Catherine Naylor
The technology designed to stop trucks getting stuck in Sydney’s tunnels
Sensors have been placed on a motorway north of Sydney to alert truck drivers to over-height loads in what is set to lead to a ring of high-tech technology.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Tailgating a tailgater: should I follow my instincts?
Let’s cut to the chase, says our Modern Guru.
- by Danny Katz
At 4pm, it’s feeding time: The ruthless efficiency of Melbourne’s tow trucks
As the peak-hour traffic builds, a platoon of trucks rumbles over the horizon looking for easy prey. Back at the impound yard, Queen’s song Another One Bites The Dust blares on the radio – and it could not be more apt.
- by Tom Cowie
Why light rail would turn Parramatta Road into the next George Street
Three Sydney mayors are throwing their support behind plans to transform downtrodden Parramatta Road with a new light-rail line.
- by Megan Gorrey