Roads
‘Complicated rebuild’ points to long closure of key Blue Mountains highway
A $50 million emergency injection into detour routes over the Blue Mountains also suggests the closure of the critical highway will be long-lasting.
- Matt O'Sullivan
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Fixes finally in sight for road choke points on Sydney’s northern beaches
The upgrades to key arterial routes come as a wide-ranging review sparks calls for plans for the multibillion-dollar Beaches Link motorway tunnel to be revived.
- Matt O'Sullivan
CFMEU disruption did not blow North East Link’s budget, says premier
The consortium building the 10-kilometre project had complained to the government in March 2023 that the union’s mischief had pushed back tunnelling by as much as two months.
- Rachel Eddie and Nick McKenzie
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North East Link builders told government CFMEU was holding up construction
The Spark consortium raised complaints in 2023 about CFMEU obstruction on the $26 billion project, a revelation that puts further pressure on premier Jacinta Allan.
- Rachel Eddie, Sumeyya Ilanbey, Kieran Rooney and Nick McKenzie
No evidence legal e-bikes are a safety risk, inquiry’s deputy chair says
The deputy chair of Queensland’s e-mobility inquiry says pedal-assisted e-bikes should not be lumped in the same category as high-powered electric motorbikes. But proposed new laws will apply to both.
- Felicity Caldwell
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This $3.1b Sydney road has been delayed by years. Now there’s an ultimatum
Contractors building the M6 motorway have been in a stand-off with the NSW government over who bears the cost of fixing sinkholes that opened up two years ago.
- Matt O'Sullivan
New $2 billion motorway to Sydney’s second international airport opening
The ribbon-cutting comes almost eight months before the first passenger flights are due to take off from Western Sydney Airport.
- Matt O'Sullivan
