Hyde Street ramps

Overview

We are building two new connections from the West Gate Freeway to Hyde Street in Yarraville.

The Hyde Street ramps will provide more reliable and direct connections from the West Gate Freeway to industry, the Ports and the west.

Trucks carrying dangerous goods or over-height trucks that can't use the tunnels will also be able to avoid residential streets by using the new Hyde Street ramps for trips to the port, local industry and fuel depots.

Project benefits

The Hyde Street ramps will deliver:

a new exit for inbound traffic from the freeway to Hyde Street
a new entry for westbound traffic
direct connections for freight to local industry and ports
fewer trucks using inner west streets.

The ramp on the northern side of the West Gate Freeway will provide cars, motorcycles, oversized vehicles and trucks with a new exit ramp for inbound traffic from the West Gate Freeway to Hyde Street.

While the ramp on the southern side of the freeway will provide motorists with a new entry ramp for westbound traffic from Simcock Avenue to the West Gate Freeway.

Ramp signals will be used on entries to the West Gate Freeway to manage the flow of traffic, help drivers merge and help ease freeway congestion.

The project has installed new lights and upgraded the Simcock Avenue and Douglas Parade intersection to allow for safer and better access to Simcock Avenue, particularly for vehicles accessing the future outbound entry ramp between Simcock Avenue and the West Gate Freeway.

The new traffic signals and a widened intersection, including new pedestrian crossings and traffic islands, have been added at Simcock Avenue/Douglas Parade intersection in Spotswood to improve visibility and traffic flow.

The new traffic signals at Simcock Avenue and Douglas Parade.

The Hyde Street ramps will offer direct freeway connections to the Port and local industry, and a new entry from the West Gate Freeway to Hyde Street, saving trucks up to 50% travel time.

The ramps will also help to ensure trucks will be re-directed off residential roads in the inner west, helping to improve safety, local air quality and noise with 24/7 truck bans applied to local streets.

Trucks carrying dangerous goods or over height trucks that can’t travel in tunnels, will be able to avoid local streets by using the new ramps to connect to the port and fuel depots on Hyde Street.

The project will offer a more direct and efficient route for the freight industry travelling from the west to the port and the rest of Melbourne.

We are delivering more than just the Hyde Street ramps, we are also creating new open space in the area.

We are transforming vacant spaces, expanding Hyde Street Reserve, completing missing links in walking and cycling paths, planting indigenous tree species and more.

We’re also building a new elevated walking and cycling path that will extend the Federation Trail from Fogarty Avenue in Yarravile through to Hyde Street.

It will go over the Williamstown Road inbound exit ramp and run alongside the new Hyde Street exit ramp.

Artist impression - aerial view of the new Hyde Street ramps.

An aerial view of both the Hyde Street entry and exit ramps.

A close up look of the Hyde Street inbound exit ramp near Stony Creek.

Construction of the Hyde Street ramp - looking in citybound direction.

Photo of steel work moulded to shape a cross head for the Hyde Street ramps — Reinforced steel moulded to the cross heads which support the ramps

Photo of a steel deck being lifted on top of the columns — A steel deck being lifted on top of a column

An aerial view of the columns and cross head supports for the Hyde Street ramps — A birds eye view of the supports for the Hyde Street ramps

A photo of the first beam being lifted for the Hyde Street ramps — The first beam being lifted into place for the Hyde Street ramps

Photo of crew in a crane working on the Hyde Street ramps — Crew working on a beam lift for the Hyde Street ramps

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