Weekend tunnel closure for third lane

WEEKEND CLOSURE: Eastbound lanes of the Northbridge tunnel will be closed over the weekend for work to create a third lane. Picture: Richard Polden Source: PerthNow

THE Northbridge Tunnel eastbound will be closed this weekend as part of the creation of a third lane.

It will be the first closure of the tunnel for the project, with the east carriageway closed from 9pm Friday to 5am Monday.

Detours will be in place and motorists are asked to find an alternative route.

Lane closures will also be in place on the Mitchell Freeway southbound near Vincent Street from 8pm to 8am both Friday and Saturday nights.

Those heading to the AFL at Patersons Stadium over the weekend in particular will be impacted.

For more information on the project including scheduled closures and detour maps, visit www.mainroads.wa.gov.au

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Truck fire sparks small blaze, road closure

HAZARD: A truckfire on Toodyay Road, Red Hill, east of the city, is causing traffic problems. Source: PerthNow

FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a truck fire on Toodyay Road in Red Hill, in Perth's northeast.

The truck caught fire about 10.15am and six fire crews, including two volunteer crews, have worked to get the blaze under control by 10.40am.

The fire spread to nearby scrub before being brought under control and the truck possibly has a ruptured fuel tank.

Police have been called to help with traffic control in the area.

North Bannister: Truck loses trailer

At 11am another truck in North Bannister, about 100km southeast of Perth, lost its trailer on Albany Highway at the North Bannister and Wandering Road junction.

Debris is on the road but there are no reported injuries.
 

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