Monday, 2 December 2024
The Allan Labor Government’s West Gate Tunnel Project has reopened a newly surfaced section of the Federation Trail – delivering smoother and safer journeys for pedestrians and cyclists.
Member for Williamstown Melissa Horne today announced works between Old Geelong Road and Millers Road are complete following a seven-week closure as part of the West Gate Tunnel Project.
Cyclists and pedestrians will have more options to explore their local area with the full 23-kilometre path re-established to Fogarty Avenue in Yarraville, and connecting with the recently upgraded Kororoit Creek Trail.
Works along the Federation Trail included landscaping and the installation of around 400 tonnes of asphalt to resurface more than 2 kilometres of the cycling and pedestrian path to provide a smoother surface.
The completion of this section of Federation Trail follows the upgrades and reinstatement of the trail between Millers Road and Fogarty Avenue in October – allowing cyclists and pedestrians to continue their journey all the way to Fogarty Avenue.
Crews this spring have also been working on the missing link in the Federation Trail as part of the West Gate Tunnel Project, connecting the Federation Trails’ end at Fogarty Avenue to a new cycling and walking connection to the city following the West Gate Freeway to Hyde Street.
This will be made possible by a new 86-metre elevated walking and cycling bridge spanning over the Williamstown Road citybound exit ramp, with three huge beams lifted into place over the last month to form the bridge.
With the final span lifted into place in late November, crews are now installing lighting, signage and handrails to the bridge.
This section of path will open in 2025 and is part of more than 14 kilometre of new and upgraded paths being delivered by the West Gate Tunnel Project, making it safer and easier for more people to walk or cycle.
Quote attributable to Member for Williamstown Melissa Horne
“We are one step closer to providing a safer off-road connection for cyclists and pedestrians all the way to the city with Federation Trail reopened and this new bridge in place.”
“We are giving local communities more choice about how they move around, providing better connections with more than 14 kilometres of new and upgraded paths being delivered by the West Gate Tunnel Project.”
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Media contact: melissa.horne@parliament.vic.gov.au
