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Ring road relief on the way

Dangerous bottlenecks and crash hot spots on the M80 Ring Road between Sydney and Edgars roads will be removed as part of a $518...

Full steam ahead for Plenty Road

Motorists are a step closer to a faster and safer journey along Plenty Road with the second stage of the arterial road’s upgrade now...

Stage two of O’Herns Road upgrade begins

Construction has started on the second stage of the O’Herns Road upgrade. The $103 million project will connect O’Herns Road with the Hume Freeway, creating...

Hume Freeway to become Melbourne’s most congested road

The Hume Freeway between Donnybrook Road and the Metropolitan Ring Road is being tipped to become Melbourne’s most congested road by 2031. Infrastructure Australia’s 2019...

Edgars Road no longer Whittlesea’s missing link

Work has finally started on the missing link in Whittlesea’s road network – the extension of Edgars Road. Whittlesea council and the Epping community have...

Fight continues for duplication of Mickleham and Somerton roads

A group of Greenvale residents determined to secure the duplication of Mickleham and Somerton roads, has relaunched a petition calling on the state government...
Whittlesea councillor Lawrie Cox

Whittlesea council calls for end to O’Herns Road delays

Whittlesea mayor Lawrie Cox has called on the re-elected federal government to end long-running delays that are holding up the development of O’Herns Road...

Updated design released for Craigieburn Road upgrade

A plan to install another six sets of traffic lights on Craigieburn Road is likely to proceed following the release of an updated design...

Design released for Epping Road revamp

Extra lanes, additional traffic lights and new U-turns will be added to Epping Road as part of upgrades between Craigieburn Road East and Memorial...

Northern mayors plead for federal roads cash splash

Funding for a northern roads package is urgent, according to the mayors of Whittlesea, Hume and Mitchell. In the lead-up to the federal election the...

Yuroke MP Ros Spence vows to keep fighting for Mickleham Road upgrade

Yuroke MP Ros Spence has vowed to keep fighting for upgrades to Mickleham and Somerton roads. The busy arterial roads were left out of a...

Budget cash splash for ‘long overdue’ road upgrades in north

Five of the most congested roads in Whittlesea and Hume will be duplicated as part of a  $2.2 billion budget commitment. The 2018-19 state budget,...

E6 corridor named as a top priority for Victoria

Preserving land for the Outer Metropolitan Ring Road and E6 has been named as one of Victoria’s top infrastructure priorities by Infrastructure Australia. The independent...

Whittlesea, Hume councils join forces to seek urgent roads revamp

Whittlesea and Hume councils are calling on the state government to fund “desperately needed” road upgrades in the northern suburbs as part of this...

Last stage of Ring Road set for rebuild

The last stage of the M80 Ring Road upgrade – stretching from Sydney Road to the Greensborough Highway – is expected to start later...

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Survivors at the core

Western suburbs creatives Bill Marshall and Patricia Stewart share stories of abuse, mental health battles and resilience through their podcast series, Billy and PS...