Traffic
Long weekend congestion clears after 75km delays on M1, Bruce Highway
The Saturday gridlock eclipsed the delays during the Friday evening peak hour, when 50 kilometres of southbound congestion formed on the M1.
- by Toby Crockford
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Eight Mile Plains
M1 congestion clears after 50km southbound delays ring in long weekend
Bumper to bumper conditions formed on the M1 between Eight Mile Plains and Molendinar due to the sheer volume of traffic.
- by Toby Crockford
Traffic
Cyclists stage 'die-in' during Brisbane peak hour
A protest stops peak-hour traffic on a busy inner-Brisbane road, although the head of a bicycling advocacy group begged for them to not do it.
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Brisbane
Burst water main, lane closures in Brisbane CBD
A burst water main in Brisbane’s CBD is causing a headache for motorists during Monday morning peak hour.
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
City council
Story Bridge to close all weekend for repairs, with Clem7 tolls waived
Brisbane City Council will install a waterproofing system to protect the bridge's concrete and must rip up parts of the bitumen.
- by Toby Crockford
Gold Coast
M1 clogged by 30km of southbound delays after two crashes
The separate crashes at Helensvale and Yatala combined to create the gridlock conditions for the run home.
- by Toby Crockford
Elimbah
Crashed car occupants missing after lengthy northbound Bruce Highway delays
Police were investigating whether a car theft at a nearby farm was connected to the crash, which caused eight kilometres of northbound delays.
- by Toby Crockford
Bells Creek
Bruce Highway 'gridlock' as two southbound smashes cause 10km delays
Beachgoers heading back from the Sunshine Coast were caught in the delays, which stretched more than 10 kilometres.
- by Toby Crockford
Woolloongabba
Four in Hospital after four-car crash closes Pacific Motorway
Traffic is clearing after the vehicles collided at Woolloongabba, just before 10am, shutting all lanes of the highway.
Malcolm Turnbull
$1 billion pledged to upgrade major M1 slow spots
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will announce plans to widen the choked M1 from Brisbane’s south to Logan and at the perennial slowdown between Varsity Lakes and Tugun on the southern coast.
Roads
Queensland puts brakes on emergency vehicle slow-down laws
The Palaszczuk government is holding off on a new rule introduced in other states to make drivers slow down when passing an emergency service vehicle with flashing lights.
- by Darren Cartwright