West Gate Tunnel overview

West Gate Tunnel at a glance

The West Gate Tunnel provides a vital alternative to the West Gate Bridge, quicker and safer journeys, and will remove over 9,000 trucks a day from residential streets in the inner west.

More ways to move from Melbourne's west

Choose between West Gate Tunnel or West Gate Bridge to get in and out of the city from Melbourne's west.

More lanes on the West Gate Freeway

The West Gate Freeway widened from 8 to 12 lanes , including express lanes between the M80 Ring Road interchange and the West Gate Bridge, reudcing weaving and merging that leads to traffic congestion.

Safer on the road

Smart technology to keep traffic flowing smoothly and to manage and clear incdients c=quickly and safely. Cameras will montiro traffic conditions on the West Gate Tunnel and CityLink 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

New connections to the port, CBD and Docklands

The West Gate Tunnel will create new freight access to the port. It will also link to CityLink, North Melbourne and Docklands.

Prepare for your journey in 3 simple steps

Choose the West Gate Tunnel or the West Gate Bridge - you'll need to make this decision on the M80 Ring Road or Princes Freeway
Choose your new options to exit & enter the freeway network
Choose final destinations for quicker journeys.

Plan your drive

Travelling towards the city

Stay in the left lanes and enter the tunnel near Williamstown Road, just before the West Gate Bridge.

Choose your exit

Once you leave the tunnel you will need to choose your exit.
Follow signs to either:

CityLink
Dynon Road in West Melbourne
Wurundjeri Way or Footscray Road in Docklands.

CityLink

Take the new ramp that connects the West Gate Tunnel and CityLink to go to Melbourne and Essendon airports, and the northern suburbs.

Dynon Road

Exit here for North and West Melbourne, including the University of Melbourne, major hospitals, and the Queen Victoria Market.

Footscray Road

Exit here for Docklands or the southern part of the city.

Wurundjeri Way

Exit here for Marvel Stadium, and the Flinders Street and Southern Cross station.

Stay in the right lanes and travel express over the West Gate Bridge. Travelling via the West Gate Bridge remains a free journey.

Choose your destination

Continue onto the south eastern suburbs
Travel to the city via Montague Street or Power Street

Travelling outbound towards Ballarat and Geelong

CityLink

Follow the signs for M4 West Gate Tunnel and take the exit ramp from CityLink to the tunnel. This journey is an option if you want to travel from Coburg, Flemington or the inner north-west to places like Werribee, Geelong or the Surf Coast.

City or Docklands

Follow the signs for M4 West Gate Tunnel when coming from Footscray Road or Wurundjeri Way in Docklands, or Dynon Road in North Melbourne and travelling towards the west.

From Hyde Street

You can also use Hyde Street in Yarraville or Douglas Parade in Spotswood to get onto the West Gate Freeway – follow the signsfor M1 Geelong.

Coming from south-east suburbs

You can continue to travel from the south-east suburbs towards Geelong and Ballarat via the West Gate Bridge.

Travelling from the West Gate Bridge

Choose your lane early

Once you’re over the bridge, take the right-hand express lanes and follow the signs for M1 Geelong or M80 Ring Road.

Once you pass Millers Road, you’ll need to stay in:

Left lanes to get to the M80 Ring Road (Ballarat-bound)
Right lanes for the Princes Freeway (Geelong-bound)

Exiting the freeway

Get into the left lanes at the bridge and follow the signs to exit the freeway at Williamstown Road, Millers Road or Grieve Parade.

Travelling from the West Gate Tunnel

Choose your lane early

Left lanes towards M1 Princes Freeway (Geelong)
Right lanes towards M80 Ring Road (Ballarat/Bendigo)

Tolls and your trip

Once the West Gate Tunnel opens, you'll have a choice between taking a tolled or non-tolled road. Visit transurban.com

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