Faster and safer trips between Melbourne city and inner west will become a reality for pedestrians and bike riders with the walking and cycling bridge into the heart of the Docklands now open to the public.
Inspired by the West Gate Bridge design and suspended from two 40-metre tall steel pylons by a series of cables, the 220-metre long bridge takes bike riders diagonally over busy Footscray Road – linking to the Docklands retail precinct, the Capital City trail, the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail and soon-to-be-completed elevated Veloway.
The West Gate Tunnel Project will transform travel in Melbourne’s west – providing a much-needed second river crossing, cutting congestion and taking 9,000 trucks a day off local roads, said Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Gabrielle Willliams.
“This new bridge over Footscray Road is a game-changer – a big step towards transforming the corridor into an elevated cycling super-highway between the city and the west,” said Minister Williams.
“‘We are making it safer and easier for cyclists and pedestrians to get into Docklands or the city on this dedicated off-road express route,” said Member for Footscray, Katie Hall.
