It comes as key rail networks and a major road connection were shut down for the next two weeks to accommodate works on the West Gate Tunnel Project.
An early-morning crash that closed two inbound lanes on the West Gate Freeway exacerbated traffic chaos in Melbourne’s west on Monday.to accommodate works on the West Gate Tunnel Project.The crash, just after Millers Road, was followed by a truck breakdown on the West Gate Bridge, causing heavy delays that continued throughout the rush hour peak.
Miranda Bordignon was on her way to work at Newport Railway Station, where lines for bus replacements stretched down the road. At Footscray station, bus replacements from the Sunbury line were taking people to North Melbourne and Flagstaff stations.
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