Riders will need to set the alarm early next week if they want to get into the city from Princes Bridge and start work on time.
At 9am each day until Friday 28 June the street will be closed to northbound traffic at Young & Jackson between Flinders Street and Flinders Lane as a CitiPower contractor digs up the road to install a new underground power supply.
The closure will last through the day until 5pm.
You won’t have to detour if you can make it through before nine, so don’t spare the horses.
Otherwise, you can turn right or left at Flinders Street and filter through the city on other north-south streets, or you can detour earlier and enter the city via Queen’s Bridge or Cross the Yarra at the Swan Street Bridge. See map below.
Another option is to walk your bike along the block on eastern footpath at St Paul’s Cathedral, although that will be tough going as it will be crowded with walkers due to the current closure of the western footpath in front of the Metro Tunnel construction site.
Riders on Swanston Street outside of the closure hours should note that the trenches will be covered by steel plates.
These works are associated with the removal of the gantry sheds above the footpath along from Young & Jackson, including one which has until now served as the power supply for the site.
There are expected to be further disruptions across the city due to tunnel and tram works during the remainder of the year.
Elsewhere...
Riders who take their bikes on trains face disruption over the coming week, as buses replace trains on several routes around Melbourne.
Riders should note that bikes are not permitted to be carried on replacement buses, unless they are folded and bagged.
Buses will replace trains on the following lines:
- Pakenham Line between Berwick and East Pakenham stations from approximately 8.30pm Tuesday 25 June to last service, Tuesday 25 June 2024.
- Pakenham & Cranbourne lines between Caulfield and Westall from approximately 1am, Saturday 22 June to last service, Sunday 23 June 2024.
- Sunbury line between North Melbourne and Sunshine from approximately 1am Saturday 22 June to last service, Sunday 23 June 2024.
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