Wurundjeri Way

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Wurundjeri Way

Wurundjeri Way in Docklands.jpg
Wurundjeri Way in Docklands
Route information
Length1.9 km (1.2 mi)
Existed1999–present
Allocation
  • Metro Route 55 (2005–present)
    Entire route
  • Metro Route 30 (1999–present)
    (Lorimer Street–Flinders Street)
Tourist
routes
Tourist Route 2 (1999–present)
(Lorimer Street–Flinders Street)
Major junctions
North end Dudley Street
West Melbourne
Major intersections
South end Montague Street
Docklands, Melbourne
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA(s)City of Melbourne
Primary
destinations
Docklands, West Melbourne
Highway system
Highways in Victoria

Wurundjeri Way is a 1.9-kilometer (1.2 mi) road running through the Docklands Development west of the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. It was constructed in 1999 as part of replanning and development of the former Melbourne rail yards and docks. Wurundjeri Way runs from Montague Street, South Melbourne to Dudley Street, West Melbourne via the Charles Grimes Bridge.

When the Melbourne Docklands were redeveloped in the 1990s, Footscray Road was closed as a through route and rebuilt as Harbour Esplanade. To replace the through route, Wurundjeri Way was constructed to the east. To connect to this new road Flinders Street was upgraded, and the north end of the Charles Grimes Bridge was rebuilt on a curve to connect to it. Reconstruction started in June 1999,[1] and was completed by 2001.

A feature of the road, and integral to its design and naming, is the gigantic statue of Bunjil the eagle, by Melbourne sculptor Bruce Armstrong which was constructed in the median at the south end of the road. Proposals to develop this area for new buildings including the air rights over Wurundjeri Way, may require the statue to be moved.[2]

Major intersections

LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
City of MelbourneDocklands00.0 Dudley Street (Metro Routes 32 west, east/Metro Route 55 east)
0.80.50Bourke Street
1.280.80 Flinders Street (Metro Route 30/Tourist Route 2)
1.91.2Lorimer Street
1.91.2 Montague Street (Metro Route 30/Tourist Route 2)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ "Traffic chaos predicted on Charles Grimes Bridge". Australasian Transport News. fullyloaded.com.au. 17 June 1999. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  2. ^ Docklands puzzle: Jason Dowling 'Where to land the eagle?' The Age 27 July 2011

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