March 19, 2023
West Gate Tunnel Project Westbound Closure of Footscray Road & Wurundjeri Way Closures
The West Gate Tunnel Project (WGTP) has flagged the closure of the westbound lanes of Footscray Road from Appleton Road to Dock Link Road from 8pm, Wednesday, 29th March until 5am, Saturday, 27th May 2023 to continue to move the launch gantry to construct the elevated road above Footscray Road.
The port-related heavy vehicle detour will incorporate the use of the newly constructed Intermodal Way, which is the heavy vehicle route to replace Coode Road as part of the Port of Melbourneβs Port Rail Transformation Project (PRTP).
Also, night closures of Wurundjeri Way will occur from 31 March 2023, with a heavy vehicle detour via Harbour Esplanade and Bourke Street in Docklands.Β