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Inner West Projects

The Victorian Government is committed to keeping the western suburbs moving as the area’s population grows.

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We’re investing in important transport projects such as the West Gate Tunnel Project and the $1.8 billion Western Roads Upgrade.

Some periods of disruption are inevitable as we complete projects that will help ensure a thriving and connected Inner west community.

Visit Victoria’s Big Build(opens in a new window) and the VicTraffic website(opens in a new window) for information on current disruptions.

Active transport

It’s important for everyone in our community to safely access and enjoy our streets, that’s why we’re installing up to 20kms of new and improved pop-up bike routes(opens in a new window) around Footscray, Seddon, Yarraville and the broader West.

The new pop-up bike lanes provide an east-west connection between the Sunshine Rail Trail and Footscray and Dynon Road shared use paths to the CBD. We’re also improving a number of local north-south connections including Hyde Street.

Community funding

The Victorian Government has committed to a range of community funding streams to improve health and wellbeing outcomes in our inner west communities, including:

As part of the $10 million West Gate Neighbourhood Fund(opens in a new window), inner west residents also directly benefited from two initiatives, Greening Brooklyn and Hosken Reserve Upgrade to a Regional Park, both of which include significant tree planting.

Metro Tunnel Project

The Metro Tunnel Project(opens in a new window) will create a new end to end line from Sunbury in the west to Cranbourne/Pakenham in the south-east, with high-capacity trains and five new underground stations.

The project will deliver 24 percent more capacity on the Williamstown and Werribee lines and 60 percent more capacity on the Sunbury/Watergardens line during peak periods, creating safer, more accessible public and active transport options for the west.

Western Roads Upgrades

This transformative $1.8 billion upgrade is complete, boosting capacity and improving travel times across the western suburbs arterial road network. It included:

This includes adding extra lanes and upgrading bridges along Dohertys Road to help freight get to where they need to be safer and sooner, and shift freight traffic from residential areas.

West Gate Tunnel Project

In addition to taking 9,000 trucks each day of local streets, the West Gate Tunnel Project(opens in a new window) will facilitate the introduction of 24-hour truck bans on Blackshaws Road, Hudsons Road, Francis Street, Somerville Road, Buckley Street and Moore Street when the project is completed.

These 24/7 truck bans will prevent rat runs through local streets and contribute to improved air quality, safer roads and less truck noise.

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Updated 15 November 2023

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