This Month
Rozelle road designs kept from public view
Infrastructure Australia did not see final plans for the Rozelle Interchange and councils and communities had no access to details before the controversial project caused gridlock.
- Jenny Wiggins
How Australia’s ‘massive traffic muck-up’ stalled Sydney
The NSW government says it has “no intention” to change how lanes are configured on Sydney’s Anzac Bridge despite fury from residents stuck in traffic.
- Jenny Wiggins
‘I’m staring at a car park’: Rozelle chaos delivers hit to retailers
The owner of a popular sports shoe shop says congestion since the opening of the Rozelle Interchange has had an impact on retailers in the busy shopping strip.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Rozelle interchange ‘diabolical’ as workers pay the price
Emergency roadworks are under way to fix traffic snarls at the Rozelle interchange, which have persisted into a second week.
- Samantha Hutchinson
$3.9b traffic jam as toll-paying WestConnex motorists get right of way
The NSW government is limiting traffic from public roads in favour of WestConnex under a deal struck with Transurban last month.
- Jenny Wiggins
November
Scott Charlton exits Transurban as traffic snarls WestConnex
Driving through Transurban’s WestConnex tunnels, which are tolled, has been smooth, but drivers on public roads surrounding the interchange have been stuck in long traffic jams.
- Jenny Wiggins
Sydney drivers see red as spaghetti junction triggers traffic chaos
Australian actress Rebel Wilson was among Sydney motorists brought to a standstill on the $4.6 billion Rozelle Interchange’s third day in action.
- Samantha Hutchinson
King swings the axe on new road and rail to save existing projects
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King will provide an extra $6.2 billion to cover cost blowouts on 10 projects, but it will come at the cost of other projects.
- Ronald Mizen
Labor to force states to pay more for infrastructure projects
The move, to be announced on Tuesday, follows a review which found some projects did “not demonstrate merit” and lacked strategic rationale.
- Ronald Mizen
How roads and railways became tricky terrain for Labor
About $13 billion is due to go out the door for several hundred upgrades this financial year with more spending planned. But not all projects will survive.
- Ronald Mizen
September
‘Basically working for nothing’: Truckies crushed by fuel price surge
Veteran Sydney truck driver Frank Black says many operators are struggling to meet the costs of surging fuel prices.
- Tom Rabe
June
Parts of Sydney slugged up to $2000 a year for tolls
A toll shake-up will mean drivers are charged on a trio of factors: a flag fall, distance travelled and destination.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Perrottet scoped Sydney CBD congestion charge
As Chris Minns reviews NSW toll road pricing, early briefings have revealed some of the options Dominic Perrottet looked at to speed up travel across Sydney.
- Samantha Hutchinson
May
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
WestConnex delivery not enough for Transurban top job
Distribution growth is the No.1 matter for whoever replaces Scott Charlton in the CEO’s seat, in a race that is narrowing.
- Updated
- Anthony Macdonald
March
Minns’ victory puts brakes on Transurban’s NSW expansion
The toll road operator’s growth in Australia’s biggest city will be curtailed if the premier-elect sticks to his pledge to stop privatisation.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Explainer
- NSW Election
$20,000 a year in tolls: who pays the most?
The city’s road charges keep going up, by at least 4 per cent annually, and will be a hot issue at this month’s NSW election. But how can the major parties ease the burden?
- Luca Ittimani
January
NSW drivers to get up to 40pc of tolls back
A $500 million toll relief scheme offering rebates of up to 40 per cent of a driver’s annual toll spend will be made available to NSW drivers.
- Updated
- Samantha Hutchinson
August 2021
WestConnex auction rolls into spring, Transurban waiting
Forget about a big Australian acquisition at Transurban Group this reporting season.
- Anthony Macdonald and Yolanda Redrup
April 2021
Lazard riding shotgun as IFM Investors mulls WestConnex
Lazard’s corporate advisory team have scored front row seats to the strangest multibillion dollar auction in town.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
June 2020
John Holland slashes jobs in restructure
The construction group is creating a new division to focus solely on multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects.
- Updated
- Jenny Wiggins
