{"id":252645,"date":"2025-07-17T15:11:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T05:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=252645"},"modified":"2025-07-17T15:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T05:15:13","slug":"north-east-link-road-project-turns-melbourne-creek-smurf-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=252645","title":{"rendered":"North East Link road project turns Melbourne creek smurf blue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Authorities have blamed the North East Link Project for turning a Melbourne waterway neon blue on Wednesday, with locals told to \u201ckeep away\u201d while investigations take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=119069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"North East Link continues to create long lasting environmental scars\">North East Link<\/a> is a project 3 times over budget and one the community NEVER endorsed or requested.  it is the most expensive road project ever undertaken in Melbourne and may finish with a $40B price <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The damage to the environment has been extreme and the EES must have been the usual sham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When completed the eastern freeway will be in permanent gridlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"252650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image_2025-07-17_151427886-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-252650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image_2025-07-17_151427886-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image_2025-07-17_151427886-240x300.png 240w, 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