Update as of 12 June 2024:

The Footscray Road walking and cycling path between Shepherd Bridge and Pearl River Road will be continuously closed until 5am Sunday 30 June 2024.

The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail between Dynon Road and Footscray Road will now be closed from 8pm Monday 1 July to 5am Wednesday 24 July 2024.

Upcoming disruptions to walking and cycling paths

Over the coming months, the West Gate Tunnel Project will continue building the new 2.5km veloway bridge along Footscray Road. Additionally, minor construction will also be continuing across the project area until the end of the year, requiring both short- and long-term closures of Dynon Road, Moonee Ponds Creek Trail and Whitehall Street cycle paths.

When we’ll be working

From Tuesday 21 May to Thursday 5 December, there will be impacts to several of the walking and cycling paths between our Port to City zones.

Please download the notification to see all detour maps.

Works and impacts

Footscray Road

The Footscray Road walking and cycling path between Pearl River Road and Shepherd Bridge will be closed from:

• 8pm 21 May – 5am 16 June 2024
• 8pm 23 August – 5am 26 August 2024
• 8pm 6 September- 5am 9 September 2024
• 8pm 8 October – 5am 16 October 2024.

Dynon Road

The Dynon Road walking and cycling path between Lloyd Street and CityLink will be closed from 8pm 6 August to 5am 14 August.

Moonee Ponds Creek Trail

The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail between Dynon Road and Footscray Road will be closed from 8pm 18 June to 5am 10 July.

Whitehall Street

From 8pm 19 November to 5am 5 December, the walking and cycling path on Whitehall Street between Parker Street and Somerville Road will be closed.

Monument walking and cycling path

The Monument walking and cycling path between Mackenzie Road and Footscray Road will be closed from:

• 8pm 14 June – 5am 17 June 2024
• 8pm 4 October – 5am 7 October 2024
• 8pm 11 October – 5am 14 October 2024
• 8pm 18 October – 5am 21 October 2024
• 8pm 25 October – 5am 28 October 2024.

Scope of works

• Veloway construction
• Lifting of panels and cladding installation
• Civil and drainage works
• Installation of electrical frame on pylons<
• Asphalting and pavement works.

We will also need to carry out some short-term walking and cycling path closures for smaller-scale works until project completion in 2025. We’ll provide more details about these works once the major ones are complete.

Noise

You may notice minor construction noise, including intermittent noise at night. Depending on the type of works and if works are expected to create extra noise, the West Gate Tunnel Project team will be in contact with residents directly

Changes to the way you travel

Pedestrians and cyclists will be able to detour around the relevant closures via suggested routes. Please see detours in the maps.

During this time, businesses will remain open along Footscray Road, Dynon Road, Wurundjeri Way and the Docklands Precinct.

While these closures are happening, we’ll continue to have traffic management in place, including signage and
traffic controllers as required, to guide traffic through the area.

More information

If you have any questions or would like more information about the project, call us on 1800 105 105, 24 hours a day.

Sign up for regular project updates at bigbuild.vic.gov.au/disruptions

Please note, this work may be subject to approvals and permits, and may change due to site and weather conditions.