The West Gate Tunnel will deliver a vital alternative to the West Gate Bridge, providing a much-needed second river crossing, quicker and safer journeys, and will remove over 9,000 trucks from residential streets in the inner west.
The West Gate Tunnel is more than a road – it’ll make the inner west an even better place to live.
New ways to get around and parks to enjoy
The missing link in the Federation Trail has been completed to connect it from Fogarty Avenue to Hyde Street in Yarraville.
A new elevated path goes over Williamstown Road and Hyde Street Reserve until it reaches ground level at Hyde Street.
Our new 2.5km veloway, suspended above Footscray Road, is built just for riders and will create a safe, two lane, dedicated off-road route to and from the CBD.
Running from Shepherd Bridge in Footscray to the city side of Moonee Ponds Creek, the completely separated path removes the need for cyclists to cross six busy intersections, including busy port entries and exits.
We are delivering close to 9 hectares of new parks and wetlands, changing former industrial land into spaces for the community to enjoy. This includes transforming vacant i ndustrial land at New Street, South Kingsville into new parkland, and adding more new space to the Hyde Street Reserve in Yarraville.
New paths will better connect communities north and south of the West Gate Freeway.
You can now cross the freeway on the Woduyullul Parring Bridge taking you from South Kingsville to Yarraville, and the Yalukit Willam Bridge taking you from Brooklyn to Altona North.
Woduyullul Parring Bridge means “many paths” in the Traditional Owner language and Yalukit Willam Bridge was named in honour of the local Indigenous
Features you'll see
Three new bridges go over the Maribyrnong River. The main bridge will link the West Gate Tunnel to the new elevated roadway above Footscray Road with two smaller bridges providing direct entry and exit points into the Port of Melbourne. The unique cladding is designed to look like fish and eel skin.
A new elevated roadway above Footscray Road, running from the Maribyrnong River to CityLink , is the centrepiece of the new road connection linking the twin tunnels to the CBD.
It connects to CityLink, Dynon Road, Footscray Road, and the Wurundjeri Way extension. Below the roadway, orange tube features are inspired by ropes traditionally used on boats.
New high quality noise walls have been built alongside the West Gate Freeway reducing noise at houses, parks and sports ground. The curved features of the noise walls are inspired by the shape of the You Yangs.
New orange poles have been installed on the new West Gate Tunnel ramps, over CityLink and the M80 Ring Road, measuring up to 14m in height. The poles mark the start and end of the journey created by the West Gate Tunnel.
The tunnel entries and exits are markedby eye-catching net structures. You can see them in the West Gate Freeway and near Yarraville Garden.
The design is inspired by the Aboriginal culture and maritime heritage of the west. Also at the tunnel exits is a 50-metre-high ventilation structure which helps to ensure the air is safely removed away from the local area.
When the road is open, we'll continue monitoring air quality for up to 5 years.
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