Sydney Harbour Bridge precinct

Getting onto the bridge

Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway

You can get onto the bridge from all directions.  The map below shows how to cycle onto or walk onto the bridge.

CYCLEWAYS AND THE NSW BIKEPLAN

On average, over 1700 cyclists travel across the Sydney Harbour Bridge Bike Path every weekday. The number of cycle commuters using the bridge has increased by about 30 percent since 2007, following the opening of the North Shore Cycleway between North Ryde and Naremburn.

That makes the Sydney Harbour Bridge Bike Path the busiest link in the Metro Sydney Bike Network. Further improvements to cycle routes that connect to the bridge are planned, as overviewed in the NSW Bike Plan released in 2010. Funding was provided under the Metropolitan Transport Plan (2010) for the plan, and it supports the NSW State Plan (2010) objective to increase community cycling.

Roads and Maritime Services (formerly Roads and Traffic Authority) aims to provide Sydney cyclists with a safe, enjoyable cycle network. The NSW Bike Plan identifies new bike path projects to encourage greater use of bicycles throughout Sydney.  To find out more about these projects click here.

The NSW Bike Plan is not only about building new places to ride a bike. It is also about promoting cycling as a mainstream means of transport for everyday use. The NSW Government is investing in numerous cycling encouragement initiatives, which focus on giving people the skills and information to get around NSW cities and towns by this sustainable transport mode. Find more information at http://www.bicycleinfo.nsw.gov.au/

NORTH SHORE CYCLEWAY

The extension of the North Shore Cycleway south of Naremburn, towards the Sydney Harbour Bridge, is at the top of the list of major missing links in the Metro Sydney Bike Network, shown in the NSW BikePlan as priority projects.

The first stage of this project involves the design and construction of a high quality off-road shared pedestrian / cycle path along the Warringah Freeway corridor (one of the busiest roads in Australia), to connect the present ending point of the cycleway at Merrenburn Avenue, Naremburn to the existing pedestrian / cycle bridge at Ridge Street, North Sydney.

Roads and Maritime Services (formerly Roads and Traffic Authority) is currently designing this stage of the North Shore Cycleway between Naremburn and North Sydney. Early works have already been built as part of the Warringah Freeway Bus Layover project at Cammeray. Other pre-construction development is under way. Physical construction of the cycleway is programmed to start during 2012 financial year, and to be completed between Naremburn and North Sydney by 2015.

Later stages of the North Shore Cycleway project would respond to the 'HarbourLink' community idea, connecting North Sydney to the Sydney Harbour Bridge Bike Path.

In partnership with Roads and Maritime Services (formerly Roads and Traffic Authority), in 2009 North Sydney Council commissioned an in-depth study of the costs and benefits of staged completion of the North Shore Cycleway (including HarbourLink). See North Sydney Council for more information.

HARBOUR BRIDGE TO WOOLLOOMOOLOO CYCLEWAY

Concept studies for this missing link in the Metro Sydney Bike Network will identify route options to connect the Bike Path at The Rocks to the City of Sydney's Bourke Street Cycleway, and look at options' opportunities and constraints in consultation with stakeholders including the local community.

Following concept studies, route projects can proceed to detailed design so that building can start as soon as funding is available.

Inner Sydney regional bicycle network report

In 2010, the City of Sydney commissioned independent research to quantify the economic benefits of the proposed Inner Sydney Regional Bike Network. See City of Sydney for more information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Please contact Roads and Maritime Services (formerly Roads and Traffic Authority) Sustainable Transport Manager, Matt Faber, on 02 8588 5687 or email Sydney_Harbour_Bridge_projects@rta.nsw.gov.au.

Please note, email will be acknowledged and responses provided as per all correspondence to Roads and Maritime Services (formerly Roads and Traffic Authority).

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