Opening later this year the West Gate Tunnel is an alternative to the West Gate Bridge. Experience Melbourne’s newest road in our driving simulator and learn how the West Gate Tunnels will change how Melbourne travels. Visit us near Kmart at Manor Lakes Central Shopping Centre from Friday 11 to Sunday 20 July. | West Gate Tunnel Project

Best Left Said You’ll need to stay in the left lanes once you’ve driven over the West Gate Bridge to access the Millers Road and Grieve Parade exits travelling outbound on the West Gate Freeway. See the new journey on the West Gate Freeway in the video below. Use our new Explore Your Journey tool to learn how you can make your commute home easier: westgatetunnelproject.vic.gov.au/drive | West Gate Tunnel Project

Fifty-five years on from the tragic collapse of the West Gate Bridge, the Herald Sun was given exclusive access inside the hidden world beneath the deck — and met the team dedicated to ensuring history never repeats itself. | Herald Sun

On 15 October 1970, Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge collapsed during construction, killing 35 workers in what remains Australia’s worst industrial accident. The disaster occurred when engineers attempted to correct a misalignment between two bridge segments by loading them with concrete blocks. The span buckled, and 2000 tonnes of concrete and steel fell 50 metres into the Yarra River and surrounding industrial yards. Many of the victims were on their lunch break in workers' huts underneath the bri