Roads
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End in sight for mystery lane
Green Gully Road’s ‘third lane’ will soon be gone. The high traffic volume road is only two lanes wide between Driscolls Road and the Old…
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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…
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Whitten bridge works step it up
Significant upgrades to a western suburbs icon are almost complete. Construction to widen the Ring Road’s EJ Whitten Bridge hit a major milestone last week,…
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Priority call on road hazard
Traffic congestion at two notorious Ballarat Road intersections is spurring Brimbank council into seeking urgent assistance from VicRoads. The council says the intersections at Anderson…
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Poor call on gravel road
A group of Keilor residents is calling for major improvements to Milburn Road. The gravel road is graded four times a year, but resident Novak…
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Easter keeps police busy
The Brimbank police service area recorded the third highest number of road and traffic offences in the state during the Easter long weekend. In total,…
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‘Third lane’ continues to create confusion
The completion of improvement works to the Green Gully Road on-ramp to the Calder Freeway has eased congestion, but failed to eradicate a major problem,…
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Major weekend works for Green Gully Road
The Green Gully Road entry ramp to the Calder Freeway will be closed this weekend. The ramp will be closed from 6.30am on Saturday, March…
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Intersection upgrades completed
The upgrade of the busy Kings and Taylors roads intersection in Delahey has been completed. Roads Minister Luke Donnellan, who officially opened the revamped intersection…
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Duplication works on Hume Drive begin
Work on the $4.46 million project to duplicate Hume Drive between Delahey and Taylors Hill has begun. The upgrades will see the stretch of road…
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Mixed results from road op
A 14-year-old boy was caught driving a stolen scooter while under the influence of drugs and a 57-year-old man returned a breath test reading six…
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Police pleased with holiday behaviour
Brimbank Highway Patrol members have credited increased enforcement for pleasing results on the road during the festive season. At the beginning of December, police launched…
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Operation Safespeeds delivers mixed results
One Brimbank road user had their car impounded, while another five lost their licences as part of a recent nation-wide police operation. Sixty-two offences…
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Pledge to remove notorious intersection
One of Sunshine’s busiest intersections will be removed if the state opposition wins power at next year’s election. Last week Opposition Leader Matthew Guy…
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New technology to fight truck rollovers
New technology is being introduced to the west to help reduce the number of heavy vehicle rollovers and fatal crashes. Developed by Port Melbourne-based company…
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