Newsroom

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September 2023

Western Freeway plans for bikes

A future upgrade of the Western Freeway between Melton and Ballarat Road at Caroline Springs will be delivered with full separated bike facilities from end to end.
Narrow painted bike lane on a street with a bus and taxi on one side and plants and parked bike on the other.

Nth Hobart paper outlines bike options

The City of Hobart has released a discussion paper about the future of North Hobart which recommends “investigating separated cycleways”, 2.5 years after a vision document recommended the same thing.
Artists impression of a wide path through parkland style garden with people walking on the path.

New Town hospital needs transport plan

A new masterplan has been released for St Johns Park in New Town to be developed into another campus of the Royal Hobart Hospital, but there is little mention of transport links to or through the site.
View across the River Derwent to Bridgewater with the existing bridge in the centre of the image.

Bridgewater set to cycle into the future

The new Bridgewater Bridge has helped spark a rethink of the waterfront and main streets through the town, with a masterplan that dramatically reimagines the area out for comment until 25 September.

Footscray road closure extended

Riders on the busy Footscray Road bike route will need to switch to Dynon Road from Monday evening for the next four weeks.