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Major disruption: City Loop to shut down for long-overdue safety fix
Parts of the Parliament station and Flagstaff Gardens have been cordoned off for stalled safety works after the contractor went broke three years ago.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Post-pandemic commuting to become longer but less frequent
Victorians will find their commute takes longer, but they’ll have to do it less often, according to new modelling that shows how habits will change in the post-pandemic era.
- by Cara Waters
Holidaymakers hit by summer roadworks
A roadwork and rail construction blitz will cause major delays on 10 rail lines, seven tram routes and four critical roads over the summer holidays
- by Annika Smethurst
Labor pledges to plan trackless trams in Melbourne’s south-east
The election pledge would fund a business case for a trackless tram route that connected Caulfield Station, Monash University in Clayton, Chadstone Shopping Centre and Rowville.
- by Timna Jacks
E-scooters cluttering footpaths, challenging vision impaired
Electric transport devices such as e-scooters are cluttering Melbourne’s footpaths, creating obstacles for pedestrians - especially the vision impaired.
- by Timna Jacks
‘Unconscionable’: Councils fear government rail loop land grab
Councillors in Melbourne’s east and south-east are wary about letting the state government seize planning control of prime real estate near Suburban Rail Link stations.
- by Timna Jacks
Union claims pregnant Metro worker forced to take wage cut
A claim lodged with the Fair Work Commission says the worker lost thousands in wages. The rail union fears the case is the “tip of the iceberg”.
- by Timna Jacks
How the V/Line outbreak unfolded and what it means for the rail system
V/Line is in the throes of a disaster scenario. The regional rail system has been largely shut down for 10 days, with about 300 drivers isolating over several days, and disruptions are expected for weeks.
- by Timna Jacks
Federal government’s car parking scheme leads to council division
A second council within the electorate of Liberal MP Tim Wilson is divided over the Morrison government’s controversial car parking scheme since a scathing national audit raised serious pork-barrelling concerns.
- by Timna Jacks
Flight from the city set to strain train services in fast-growing fringes
Many thousands of people are set to populate Melbourne’s outer-northern and western areas due to work-from-home arrangements, the state’s infrastructure adviser has warned.
- by Timna Jacks
Scrutiny of rail loop costs raises questions on value
The Suburban Rail Loop is not good value for money, experts warn, as questions are raised over the way government calculated the multibillion-dollar project’s benefit-to-cost ratio
- by Timna Jacks