Tag: Roads
Call to fix ‘dangerous’ intersection
Concerned residents, an MP and Wyndham council are calling for a “dangerous” Wyndham Vale intersection to be upgraded.
The intersection, on the corner of Ballan...
Local business seals the (roads) deal
It’s not every day a local business gets to help improve local roads.
Laverton North’s Alex Fraser Group got to do just that recently when...
More pain before commuter gain
The $5.5 billion Western Distributor is expected to cut travel times and bring relief to residents impacted by heavy truck traffic in the inner-west.
But...
Western Distributor: Victoria goes it alone
The Victorian government will spend $1.46 billion on the $5.5 billion Western Distributor freeway despite initial claims it would not be required to spend...
Council wants trucks forced on to Distributor
A total ban on trucks must be introduced on inner-west residential streets once the Western Distributor is completed, a parliamentary inquiry into infrastructure projects...
Groups urge Western Distributor rethink
The proposed Western Distributor freeway could destroy open space in the inner west without removing trucks from local roads, a parliamentary committee has heard.
Three...
‘Holes’ in Western Distributor business case
Question marks loom over the benefits of the Western Distributor to inner-west residents, as the state government promises to ramp up consultation with the...
Green light for Western Distributor toll road
A tunnel will be built under Yarraville and a new road will cross the Maribyrnong River after the state government gave the Western Distributor...
Council seeks ban on all non-local trucks
Maribyrnong council is seeking a permanent ban on all non-local trucks using inner-west roads.
In a motion to last week’s meeting, Cr Grant Miles called...
Transurban changes Western Distributor design
Transurban’s proposed Western Distributor has been redesigned to move the proposed southern tunnel entry and exit portal onto industrial land to the north of...
Push for Grieve Parade ramp onto Distributor
Hobsons Bay council is urging the state government to fund a study into the feasibility of building a west-bound ramp from Grieve Parade onto...
Mayor fed up with bridge crashes
Urgent action is needed to cut the number of over-height trucks crashing into Footscray’s Napier Street rail bridge following yet another collision last week,...
$2.3m works to begin on Riddell Road
A $2.3 million project to improve safety on one of Sunbury’s busiest arterial roads should be completed by the end of the year.
Sunbury MP...
Mixed results in Maribyrnong truck traffic count
New truck curfews introduced in Footscray and Yarraville in January have led to significant reductions in traffic on some roads but spikes on surrounding...
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Give better this Christmas
It’s OK to veto Valentine’s Day and pay little heed to Halloween, but when it comes to Christmas most of us aren’t willing to...
