Roads
The big U-turn: Residents of ‘island’ suburb frustrated at missing overpass
To get to his job in the city, Vinod Gakhar first has to go back before he can go forward. It sometimes takes half an hour just to drive past his own house.
- by Tom Cowie
Latest
Minister puts integrity and fairness in the infrastructure pipeline
New Infrastructure Minister Catherine King stopped short of saying whether she would scrap some of the Coalition’s more controversial projects.
- by Katina Curtis
Analysis
NSW
The government added new toll roads - now it uses taxpayer money to help drivers afford them
Sydney is host to more than 60 per cent of the nation’s toll roads even though only about 20 per cent of the population lives here.
- by Matt Wade
Opinion
Cycling
Melbourne City Council’s bike lane backflip a disappointing manoeuvre
I’ve lived in the city for more than 15 years, and the City of Melbourne’s decision to pause building bike lanes is bizarre and short-sighted.
- by Alice Clarke
Lives in limbo as north Sydney’s ‘divisive’ Beaches Link tunnel stalls
Councils are insisting the government keep its promise to deliver the motorway linking North Sydney to Balgowlah and Seaforth.
- by Angus Dalton and Megan Gorrey
West Gate billboard destruction sparks $8m compensation fight
Advertising giant oOh!media is demanding $8.7 million for the loss of a billboard knocked down to make way for the West Gate Tunnel project.
- by Patrick Hatch
‘It’s dead’: No funds for East West Link, new minister says
The new infrastructure minister says Melbourne’s East West Link project is “dead” and won’t receive any federal funding under Labor.
- by Patrick Hatch
Analysis
Public transport
NSW’s mega transport project boom hits the skids
It is a pivotal moment for a Coalition state government which has staked its reputation as a builder that can deliver major transport projects.
- by Matt O'Sullivan