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First end-to-end drive through of the West Gate Tunnel - 2 December 2024
Getting ready for two new tunnels to open next year - 29 November 2024
M80 ramp closure as Wes Gate Tunnel Project nears completion - 6 September 2024
First ride on the West Gate Tunnel's new connections - 21 July 2024
Wurundjeri Way widening works forge ahead - 1 July 2024
Construction underway on cycling super-highway - 26 May 2024
Safer travel on the West Gate Freeway as new lanes open - 8 March 2024
Summer works heat up on West Gate Tunnel - 7 January 2024
Wurundjeri Way reopens as city bypass takes shape -1 December 2023
West Gate Tunnel another step closer - 5 November 2023
Next Stage Of Major works on West Gate Tunnel Project - 4 October 2023
West Gate Tunnel boring machine 's final journey - 18 September 2023
Final span in place as West Gate Tunnel powers ahead - 7 September 2023
Dynon Road reopens for drivers - 31 August 2023
Light in the West Gate Tunnel as road deck nears completion - 3 August 2023
Major breakthrough on West Gate Tunnel Project - 7 May 2023
TBM Vida breaks through at West Gate Tunnel Project - 22 February 2023
Mega year winds up on Victoria’s Big Build in transport – 22 December2022
Big Build powers ahead over summer – 6 December 2022
West and North-west spring transport works start – 26 August 2022
New era for historic Footscray Wharf – 15 June 2022
Super summer of works on Victoria’s Big Build – 22 November 2021
Construction at its best in Melbourne’s west – 13 July 2021
Summer construction blitz gets underway – 27 November 2020
Critical works continue on Victoria’s Big Build – 19 August 2020
Victoria’s Big Build to heat up during winter – 20 May 2020
Major transport work coming in autumn – 23 February 2020
Victoria’s Big Build to ramp up in the west over summer – 27 Decembe 2019r
Victoria’s Big Build to ramp up over summer months – 21 November 2019
Massive shed done – tunnelling next – 23 May 2019
Free TAFE provides links to jobs at Benalla precast facility – 14 March 2019
Massive tunnel boring machine taking shape – 20 February 2019
Massive tunnel boring machine arrives in Melbourne – 13 January 2019
Massive tunnel boring machines headed for Melbourne – 9 December 2018
Names revealed for West Gate Tunnel boring machines – 24 October 2018
New rail siding for Benalla precast concrete facility – 25 September 2018
Work underway to build a better Footscray Road – 13 September 2018
Victorians to name massive tunnel boring machines – 9 September 2018
Take a virtual drive through the West Gate Tunnel – 3 August 2018
Indigenous trainees start work on the West Gate Tunnel – 31 July 2018
The inner west to have their say on air quality – 26 July 2018
TBM arrives for West Gate Tunnel’s winter works blitz – 12 July 2018
Works ramp up on the West Gate Freeway – 4 June 2018
Building Victoria’s massive tunnel boring machines – 31 May 2018
New TAFE pathway to work on the West Gate Tunnel – 15 May 2018
Work starts on a massive shed for the West Gate Tunnel – 27 March 2018
Getting it done: six-week road and rail construction blitz – 7 March 2018
West Gate Tunnel to deliver even more local upgrades – 1 March 2018
Work begins to add lanes to the West Gate Freeway – 19 February
West Gate Tunnel to create hundreds of jobs in Benalla – 1 February
Work begins on the West Gate Tunnel – 31 January
Tunnel boring machines on the way to build tunnel – 10 January
West Gate Tunnel contracts signed, construction starts in weeks– 12 December 2017
Environmental effects assessed for West Gate Tunnel – 27 November 2017
Local businesses gear up for the West Gate Tunnel Project – 31 October 2017
A new road to success for students in the west – 15 September 2017
Fewer trucks and less noise with the West Gate Tunnel – 14 September 2017
West Gate Tunnel to deliver more 24/7 truck bans – 28 August 2017
Only the best for the west, with the best noise walls in Melbourne – 25 August 2017
Getting on with the West Gate Tunnel – Public hearings begin – 14 August 2017
Have your say on the West Gate Tunnel – 29 May 2017
Better and safer cycling paths for Melbourne’s west – 3 April 2017
Win for the west – new tunnel to deliver 24/7 truck bans – 2 April 2017
Only the best for the west, with 6000 new jobs – 2 April 2017
Western Distributor guarantees local jobs and skills – 10 August 2016
CEO appointed for Western Distributor Authority – 4 August 2016
Connecting cycling paths in Melbourne’s west – 23 July 2016
Second river crossing design shaped by community – 10 July 2016
Second river crossing fully funded and out to market – 10 May 2016
Delivering the second river crossing – 14 April 2016
Have your say on the Western Distributor – 23 March 2016
Western Distributor planning progresses – 22 February 2016
Works underway for Western Distributor – 18 December 2015
Western Distributor Project gets the green light – 8 December 2015
New project to reduce congestion on West Gate Bridge progresses – 30 April 2015
New truck curfews come into force across inner west – 29 January 2015
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