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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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 were...

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 announced...

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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Aussies urged to roll up their sleeves

With one in three people experiencing high blood pressure, Australians, including those in Brimbank, are being urged to visit their local doctor or pharmacist...

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