Transurban
These polluting behemoths pay more on toll roads than cars. A campaign says that’s unfair
The increasing popularity of giant utes is prompting a parliamentary inquiry to consider reducing the amount they are charged to use Melbourne’s toll roads.
- Cara Waters
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These Brisbane toll roads are still failing to meet expectations
Would you pay $4.05 to travel less than 300 metres but save a few minutes on your trip? The government has rejected a petition calling for fees to be waived on Brisbane’s toll roads.
- Felicity Caldwell
New $2 billion motorway to Sydney’s second international airport opening
The ribbon-cutting comes almost eight months before the first passenger flights are due to take off from Western Sydney Airport.
- Matt O'Sullivan
- Exclusive
- Roads
Secret plans for staged shake-up of Sydney motorway tolls revealed
As part of “Project Charlotte”, confidential documents show the state government plans to split a shake-up of pricing for Sydney’s toll roads into two stages.
- Matt O'Sullivan
- Exclusive
- Roads
‘Blatantly improper’: Minister under fire over toll reform by electorate
A trove of emails reveals John Graham’s office demanded bureaucrats model the effect of a toll shake-up on Sydney’s motorways across state seats.
- Matt O'Sullivan
Nearly two years after sinkholes opened, fix for halted Sydney motorway remains unresolved
An engineering solution remains bogged down in complex negotiations between the NSW government and contractors building the project in the city’s south.
- Matt O'Sullivan
Melbourne drivers cop $16 toll-road fee that’s been scrapped in Sydney
Transurban will continue to charge Melbourne drivers hundreds of millions of dollars in “admin fees” despite the tolling giant agreeing to abolish the same fee in Sydney.
- Patrick Hatch
‘Magic meets industry’: West Gate Tunnel to welcome (and charge) drivers on Sunday morning
From midnight, the long-awaited West Gate Tunnel will open progressively, with all traffic flowing through by 7am on Sunday morning, but a month of free travel on weekends won’t kick off until January.
- Nicole Precel
Troubled until the end, West Gate Tunnel to open Sunday
The West Gate Tunnel is three years behind schedule and billions over budget, but it is finally opening to motorists.
- Kieran Rooney, Clay Lucas and Patrick Hatch
Two-way tolling on Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel set to start in 2028
In a carrot for motorists, administration charges on toll notices will be scrapped after the state reached a deal with private motorway operators.
- Matt O'Sullivan