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Australia’s Biggest Road Project Reaches Another Milestone
Infrastructure
Monday April 12 2021

Australia’s Biggest Road Project Reaches Another Milestone

A new milestone has been reached on Australia’s largest current road project as tunnelling on a key interchange passes the half-way mark.

New Project Will Cool Adelaide’s Roads
Infrastructure
Friday February 14 2020

New Project Will Cool Adelaide’s Roads

As the summer heat continues, a new project looking to reduce temperature on Adelaide’s roads has been launched.

Eastern Seaboard Dominates National Infrastructure Priorities
Infrastructure
Tuesday February 19 2019

Eastern Seaboard Dominates National Infrastructure Priorities

Major upgrades in road, rail and airport infrastructure on the eastern seaboard have been identified as the most significant developments in a listing of Australia’s priority...

Bad Victoria Intersections Could be Replaced
Civil
Wednesday November 22 2017

Bad Victoria Intersections Could be Replaced

Melbourne's worst traffic intersections will be ripped up and replaced with "closed diamond" underpasses if the coalition opposition wins the next state election.

The End of Car Ownership: Are Planners and Engineers Ready?
Urban Planning
Wednesday November 15 2017

The End of Car Ownership: Are Planners and Engineers Ready?

In the last 10 years, we’ve seen changes in the way that people and freight are moved. From autonomous and electric cars, to drones and block...

Australia Not Investing Enough on Freight Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Tuesday November 14 2017

Australia Not Investing Enough on Freight Infrastructure

As Australia undergoes record investment in roads and passenger rail, state and Commonwealth ministers have lined up to cut the ribbon on ‘congestion busting’ developments.

Australia Road Crashes Costing $30b a Year
Infrastructure
Tuesday September 12 2017

Australia Road Crashes Costing $30b a Year

The federal government is being urged to do more to reduce the number of road crashes in Australia after a new report found they are costing...

Australia Must Protect Road and Rail Corridors
Infrastructure
Friday July 7 2017

Australia Must Protect Road and Rail Corridors

Australia must move now to protect critical infrastructure corridors in order to save billions of dollars in costs for critical infrastructure projects, the nation’s infrastructure advisory...

Engineering Construction Work Falls 18.1 percent
Business
Friday March 31 2017

Engineering Construction Work Falls 18.1 percent

The downturn in civil construction throughout Australia is deepening as the benefit of a road building boom has failed thus far to offset the massive pull-back...

Civil
14 Jan, 2019
More Signs Removed From Melbourne Roads

Two more signs will be removed from Melbourne roads as part of an audit to find out what caused one to come crashing down on a...

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Infrastructure
4 Oct, 2018
Transurban Finalises $9.3b WestConnex Deal

Transurban has finalised its purchase of a 51 per cent stake in Sydney's Westconnex motorway.

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Structural
23 Aug, 2018
Inquiry backs Windsor Bridge Preservation

The NSW government's plan to knock down and replace a 144-year-old bridge in Sydney's northwest will go ahead despite a parliamentary inquiry recommending the bridge be...

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Civil
22 Aug, 2018
Vic Govt Told to Cough up for Princes Hwy

Commonwealth funds committed to the final stage of the Princes Highway duplication are a "far cry" from what's actually needed to finish the job, the Victorian...

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Civil
13 Jun, 2018
Victoria 'short-changed' on Road, Rail Funding

Victoria is being short-changed when it comes to federal infrastructure funding because most of the Turnbull government's pledged $7.8 billion won't flow through for at least...

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Commercial
30 May, 2018
Victoria Developers Charged for Blocking Roads

Developers who block arterial roads in inner Melbourne will be charged thousands of dollars under a new trial starting on Friday.

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Civil
1 May, 2018
Melbourne Suburban Roads get $2.2b Revamp

Melbourne's suburban roads will have 550km of extra road built as part of a $2.2 billion state government plan to bust congestion.

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Infrastructure
10 Apr, 2018
New Freeway for Melbourne's Southeast

A planned bypass in Melbourne's southeast is set to become a four-lane freeway under a $75 million cash injection in the upcoming state budget.

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Infrastructure
11 Jan, 2018
Dumped Melbourne Road Re-appears on Radar

The East West Link, a toll road controversially dumped by the Victorian government at a cost of $1.2 billion, has re-emerged in a list of possible...

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