Tag: Road Transport
NRMA backs no-deposit e-tags
The NRMA has welcomed the introduction of a no-deposit e-tag for Sydney's tollways. [MORE]
Wheelchair taxis offered incentives to work over festive season
The ACT Government is offering drivers of wheelchair-accessible taxis payments to keep their cars on the road over the Christmas-New Year period.[MORE]
Bus examined after fire drama
A bus which caught fire in Tasmania's south today is to be towed to Launceston for examination.[MORE]
Taxi drivers win fare rise
Taxi fares in Western Australia are set to increase by more than two per cent from Monday.[MORE]
Translink officers get greater powers on public transport
Queensland Parliament has passed laws giving public transport authorities increased powers to deal with passengers who commit criminal offences. [MORE]
MP airs Penola bypass doubts
Greens' MP Mark Parnell says the current $15 million bypass proposal for Penola will not reduce the number of trucks driving down the main street every day.[MORE]
ConnectEast announces $295m capital raising
Melbourne toll road operator ConnectEast Group says it has accumulated more than half of its $450 million capital raising.[MORE]
Truckies still taking rest risks: WorkSafe
WorkSafe says the transport industry's compliance with fatigue laws has improved, but some truck drivers are still taking risks by not taking the required rest breaks.[MORE]
Forum highlights south-west road worries
South-west Victoria's community and business leaders say the region's roads will not stand up to the expected increase in freight traffic.[MORE]
Work starts on fatal intersection fix
Work has begun to improve safety near the site of a recent fatal crash in Wagga Wagga.[MORE]
Watchdog highlights fuel 'rip-offs'
The petrol price watchdog FUELtrac says residents in the Wide Bay and on the Cooloola Coast are being ripped off by some service stations and transport operators.[MORE]
Petition calls for rail lines to stay
The Member for Burrinjuck has stepped up her campaign to save five western New South Wales rail lines from closure.[MORE]
Silver lining for Canberra motorists
Motoring organisations predict petrol prices will fall to less than $1 a litre in Canberra next week.[MORE]
Cows on the run near freeway after truck accident
Police have rounded up most of the cows which were running loose on the Tullamarine freeway, after the truck they were in tipped over.[MORE]
MP attacks Govt over Boggabri bridge development
The independent state MP for Tamworth, Peter Draper, has slammed the New South Wales Government's redevelopment of the Overbridge at Boggabri, saying it will put the community in danger.[MORE]
River bridge opponents fear traffic woes
East Maitland residents and businesses opposed to the location of the third Hunter River crossing say the eastern route will endanger pedestrians and cause traffic chaos. [MORE]
Fears NT motorists are getting ripped off
The Automobile Association of the Northern Territory is concerned NT motorists are getting ripped off at the bowser.[MORE]
Ford Geelong plant gets reprieve
The Ford motor company has cancelled plans to close its engine production plant in the Victorian city of Geelong.[MORE]
'One in ten' Vic car yards face foreclosure
One in ten Victorian car dealerships may have to close if a credit crisis in the industry is not solved soon.[MORE]
Truss perplexed by Sexton Hill decision
Federal Nationals' leader Warren Truss says a delay to the upgrade of the Pacific Highway at Sexton Hill is incomprehensible.[MORE]
Country roads neglected: Oppn
The SA Opposition says recent storms show how much country roads have been neglected.[MORE]
New push to seal Mereenie loop road
Central Australian tourism operators say they are starting a new campaign to get the Mereenie loop road sealed.[MORE]
N-W Metro 'may have led to M2 compo'
The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) says the operator of Sydney's M2 Motorway may have had to be compensated if the planned North-West Metro rail line had been built.[MORE]
Parents impose own log truck curfew
A group of parents in Tasmania's north-east is so worried about school bus safety they are imposing their own curfew stopping log trucks from entering the Tasman Highway.[MORE]
