Sunshine State passes package of amendments to the NHVR, introducing new penalty framework to increase fatigue management fines
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Pacific Motorway to get extra lanes
Nearly $100 million to be spent to give the route between Worongary and Mudgeeraba six lanes
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Queensland to fast-track road and bridge repairs
Transport minister says councils, engineering firms and construction companies are on notice repair work must begin as soon as possible
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Queensland freight routes reopen
Most of Queensland's major freight routes have reopened allowing heavy vehicle operators to access communities affected by widespread flooding
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Significant road repair task confronts Queensland
Arduous task of repairing almost 5,000km of roads damaged in Queensland has begun
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Queensland to submit funding wish list
Queensland to use this year's federal election to deliver list of transport projects it wants funded
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New bridge to open up Roma to road trains
New bridge will be built on the Warrego Highway, replacing the flood-damaged structure and granting greater access to road trains
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Residents lobby for change as truck traffic grows
The location of a Queensland Main Roads office on a residential street is causing problems for locals and truck drivers
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Political backing for COR seen wanting
The South Australian Road Transport Association (SARTA) has again questioned the depth of political support for chain of responsibility (COR) initiatives following the introduction of the Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Bill into Queensland Parliament last week.
Queensland Transport and Main Roads Minister Scott Emerson handed his parliament’s Standing Council on Transport and Infrastructure the brief to examine the Bill’s executive officer liability provisions and penalties saying he wanted “to be sure that the penalties are fair and do not result in an unreasonable burden on the heavy vehicle industry in Queensland”.
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Queensland Transport and Main Roads Minister Scott Emerson handed his parliament’s Standing Council on Transport and Infrastructure the brief to examine the Bill’s executive officer liability provisions and penalties saying he wanted “to be sure that the penalties are fair and do not result in an unreasonable burden on the heavy vehicle industry in Queensland”.
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Focus on penalities in national amendment Bill
Emerson introduces second stage of national law to State Parliament saying changes to executive officer liability won't threaten COR
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