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Priority plea for Calder traffic fix

Brimbank council is calling for urgent action to fix a notorious intersection. Mayor John Hedditch says drivers negotiating the Calder Park Drive and Calder Freeway...

Residents foot road bill

Residents of a Keilor street will foot more than half the bill for sealing their road under a proposal before Brimbank council. The council is...

Melton crossing works begin

One of Melbourne’s most grid-locked level crossings is on track for a flyover solution. Melton Highway’s level crossing at Sydenham is one of the worst...

Vicroads seeks feedback

VicRoads is calling for community feedback on preliminary designs for a $1.8 billion program involving eight major road projects in the west. The projects include...

Fears raised over road fix

An upgrade of the Taylors and Kings roads intersection in Delahey will include controversial elevation of the roads some residents say could do more...

Westwood Drive bridge to be built by 2018

A bridge that’s an essential part of a planned 16-kilometre, six-lane road connecting the Calder and Western freeways will be built by early 2018. In...

Action urged for Calder Park Drive overpass

The Calder Action Group has echoed calls for an overpass at the “high-risk” intersection of Calder Park Drive and Calder Freeway. Group president Ian Sutherland...

VicRoads mulls land grab along Calder Park Drive

VicRoads could acquire “parts of” up to 26 properties for a proposed 16-kilometre six-lane road connecting the Calder and Western freeways. An environment effects statement...

St Albans truckie fined after crashing into bridge

A St Albans truck driver has walked away uninjured after crashing into an overpass in South Melbourne this morning. The 39-year-old was travelling along Montague...

Hopes for Westwood Drive bridge green light

Melton council hopes a major VicRoads project will help restart work on a bridge that was halted two years ago. The council started building the...

Planning for Melton’s freight future

The Western Freeway upgrade and the Christies Road exchange off the Deer Park bypass have been identified as the two top-priority projects to improve...

VicRoads raises speed limit on Calder stretch

Calder Freeway motorists have had a major win with VicRoads increasing the speed limit on an outbound section of the freeway last Friday. The stretch...

Speed limits to be reduced in Sunshine

The speed limit in downtown Sunshine is expected to be dropped by 10km/h an hour in two city streets this week. Brimbank council has been...

Calder Freeway bike path on the agenda

VicRoads is investigating long-term safety upgrades along a strip of the Calder Freeway that a local cycling group has identified as needing a new...

$2.3m works to begin on Riddell Road

A $2.3 million project to improve safety on one of Sunbury’s busiest arterial roads should be completed by the end of the year. Sunbury MP...

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Defibrillators ready to save lives

Victorians, including those from Brimbank, now have access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at every staffed station across Melbourne’s train network. The state government said...

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