Work has begun at the first level crossing set to be removed under the Andrews Government’s program, at Burke Road in Glen Iris, Melbourne.
Premier Daniel Andrews and roads minister Luke Donnellan visited
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Mining body slams community train dust study
Community action group Clean Air Queensland will continue its fight against coal trains despite the Queensland Resources Council attacking its trackside dust study.
Clean Air Queensland (CAQ) released
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Asset recycling key to Federal funding, Abbott says
States looking to get Commonwealth funding for public transport projects should sell off public assets and engage the Federal Government’s asset recycling program to attain funding, the prime minister
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SA could trial usage-based road charges
The industry has welcomed South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill’s push for a national scheme of usage-based road charges, saying such a scheme will help level the playing field between long distance
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John Holland to upgrade four Sydney stations
Engineering contractor John Holland has won a $50 million contract to upgrade train stations at Pendle Hill, Wentworthville, Croydon and Blacktown in Sydney.
John Holland said on Thursday that Transport
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Police ‘absolutely sick’ of risky drivers at level crossings
Victorian transit police have issued a plea to motorists to improve their behaviour around rail crossings after a spate of near misses in the past two weeks.
Police have reminded motorists that a new timetable
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Key players to duke it out for major crossing removal tender
John Holland and Leighton Contractors, each already part of their own four-crossing removal contract in Victoria, are pitted against each other in the bidding for the next contract, which will remove nine
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Level crossing penalties double in Victoria
The Victorian government has more than doubled fines for pedestrians and drivers who illegally cross train tracks.
The infringement for the unauthorised crossing of tracks by drivers and cyclists has increased
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New Transport for NSW secretary key to Metro plan
Mike Baird last week announced the appointment of Transport for NSW’s new secretary, saying the appointment would be crucial to the Sydney Metro plan.
Baird named Tim Reardon as secretary, Transport
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Port of Melbourne lease crucial to level crossing removal
COMMENT: The lease will help make a good port, a great port, and its proceeds will fund the removal of our 50 worst railway crossings, Victorian treasurer Tim Pallas writes.
Removing level
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