Tag: trucks
‘I can’t live like this’
Maria Kariofillidis says the West Gate Tunnel project will be the death of her.
The 76-year-old Greek pensioner lives in Hyde Street, Yarraville, opposite the...
Heavy trucks banned from West Gate Bridge
A total ban on heavy freight trucks crossing the West Gate Bridge from next week will push more of the “monster trucks” on to...
Crowd demands end to rat-running in Yarraville
More than 100 residents shut down a busy Yarraville intersection last week to protest the state government’s refusal to commit to blanket truck bans...
Truck street homes in Yarraville unwanted
Yarraville residents facing an increase in dangerous truck traffic are calling on the state government or toll road operator Transurban to buy their homes.
Hyde...
Yarraville residents block roads in truck protest
Hundreds of residents have shut down a busy Yarraville intersection in protest against the state government’s refusal to announce blanket truck bans on local...
Western Distributor long tunnel given the green light
The state government has headed off a clash with Maribyrnong council and Yarraville residents by announcing three-kilometre twin tunnels beneath Yarraville to connect directly...
Driver hits back at ‘Mad Max’ tag
The driver of a truck criticised for driving through Footscray with spiked wheel nut covers has hit back at claims he poses any danger...
Curfews push trucks elsewhere
Footscray residents say truck bans introduced “in someone else’s neighbourhood” are sending hundreds more trucks past their homes day and night.
Buckley Street resident Craig...
Port privitisation puts bid to cut trucks in peril
A project that could take thousands of trucks off inner-west streets has been left languishing while the state government pursues its privatisation of Melbourne’s...
Truck curfew information session this Saturday
VicRoads may have a tough sell on its hands its second of two community information session in Footscray this week on the effectiveness of...
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...
‘Monster trucks’ coming to a street near you
“Monster trucks” may soon be rolling into local industrial areas after two transport operators put the case for their use to Maribyrnong council.
A report...
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