Removing 50 dangerous and congested level crossings across Melbourne
Snapshot
5traffic lanes over the bridge
4New four metre shared walking and cycling paths
Overview
We’re upgrading the Swan Street Bridge by building an extra traffic lane as well as better walking and cycling paths to remove a key inner city bottleneck and improve safety.
The nearly 70-year-old bridge carries around 30,000 vehicles every day and more than 1,000 pedestrians per hour after major events.
The upgrade will help improve traffic flow in the eastbound direction, particularly during peak periods, and provide safer access across the bridge for pedestrians and cyclists.
Work started on the Swan Street Bridge in 2017 and the project was completed in mid-2018.
Project timeline
Construction
March 2017
Construction starts on the Swan Street Bridge upgrade.
Mid 2018
Construction to be complete by mid 2018.
The Swan Street Bridge upgrade is now complete, with five lanes of traffic flowing over the bridge.
More
information
Major Road Projects Authority is overseeing the Swan Street Bridge upgrade. Visit the project website for more information.
