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Why tunnel boring is more exciting than you think
To celebrate World Tunnelling Day (4 December), create took a look at this fast-growing and vitally important sector.
Using virtual reality to ease congestion in a notoriously traffic-heavy tunnel
Drivers slowing down to pass through a Melbourne tunnel have plagued the thoroughfare with bottlenecks. VR experimentation provided a solution.
Why Australia needs to engineer better road safety strategies
According to Engineers Australia member Dr Brett Hughes MIEAust, traffic engineer and road safety researcher, road safety in Australia has ...
The 84-year-old engineer behind some of Victoria’s major roads
From farm life to developing freeways in Melbourne, Max Lay’s road to engineering wasn’t always a straightforward one.
Upgrading the Outback Way, Australia’s longest shortcut
The upgrading of the Outback Way, a 2700 kilometre road from Laverton in Western Australia, via Alice Springs, to Winton ...
Building NorthConnex, Australia’s deepest road tunnel
Bypassing 21 sets of traffic lights, Sydney’s new NorthConnex tunnel is set to save commuters up to 15 minutes of ...
How ‘talking’ cars could save lives on our roads
Digital communication technologies allowing cars to interpret their surroundings and alert drivers to potential hazards could reduce vehicle crashes by ...
Is the best way to beat congestion to tax it?
Congestion taxes are a controversial way to bust congestion in cities. One engineer explains the idea and debates the merits ...
Drive time: A major Perth road project is opening up the city’s northeast
One of Western Australia’s most significant road infrastructure projects will open up a thoroughfare through Perth’s northeast suburbs.
