22 Sep 2025

First city bypass in 25 years ready to open next month

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In an exciting milestone for the West Gate Tunnel Project, the new Wurundjeri Way extension city bypass will open from Monday 27 October – providing another way for people from the west to directly link into the Docklands, the CBD and travel onto the south east suburbs.

Inner Melbourne’s newest road is set to open early so motorists can start getting the benefits of the West Gate Tunnel Project before the new road network opens at the end of the year.

The new road connects Dynon Road in West Melbourne to Wurundjeri Way in Docklands reducing the number of cars needing to rely on Spencer and King streets and providing greater connectivity for those looking to travel between the inner west and the CBD, Docklands and southeast suburbs.

Since construction began, crews have built a new bridge over Dudley Street and a 1.5 kilometre, four lane connection to Dynon Road, which will provide a city bypass and a more direct link from the inner west to Docklands, the CBD and onto the southeast suburbs.

Heading to the footy and the city

When the extension opens from 27 October, drivers will now have a new option to travel   – avoiding busy streets such as King and Spencer Streets.

  1. On Dynon Road (heading towards the city), use the left slip lane to get to the new Wurundjeri Way extension.
  2. Continue southbound and merge onto Wurundjeri Way, near Marvel Stadium, to get to Docklands and travel onto the southeast suburbs.

Heading from Wurundjeri Way to Dynon Road

  1. On Wurundjeri Way, head northbound towards Dudley Street.
  2. Enter the right slip lane onto the new Wurundjeri Way extension.
  3. Exit on Dynon Road.

The full benefits of the extension will be realised later this year when the West Gate Tunnel Project opens the new tunnels and elevated road above Footscray Road, offering drivers a seamless connection from this part of Docklands into the tunnels under Yarraville to the West Gate Freeway.

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