A Transport for NSW report, released following a freedom of information request by community advocates, has identified a preferred design, location, and construction method for a pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Eveleigh railway corridor.
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The TfNSW Optioneering Report identifies a preferred concept, location and construction method for the crossing. The preferred design, known as Option 4, would ramp from Wilson Street, Darlington, near Carriageworks, across the railway corridor, to Locomotive Street in South Eveleigh, between the large Erecting Shop and the Locomotive Workshops.
Because ramping is not possible at the South Eveleigh end, the report proposes a combination of lifts and escalators at that side of the crossing. The report also outlines a construction and launch method that has been previously agreed with Trains NSW.
The documents were released following a Government Information Public Access (GIPA) request made by the Eveleigh Bridge Alliance (EBA). The 338-page release includes engineering feasibility studies by Arup covering a number of bridge and tunnel options, a heritage assessment by Curio Projects, and three versions of a catchment analysis by SCT Consulting. The catchment studies are based on an earlier option to the east of the Paint Shop. Costings were not included in the released documents. The full package is available on the REDWatch website.
The EBA is a coalition of REDWatch, Friends of Erskineville (FOE) and the Alexandria Residents Action Group (ARAG), formed to campaign for delivery of the bridge. The alliance has been making GIPA requests for bridge studies since 2020.
The EBA noted that TfNSW continued to assess options even after ruling a bridge out of scope during the North Eveleigh rezoning. However, TfNSW’s reports also indicate the agency does not consider projected usage high enough to justify the cost of building across an active railway corridor.
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According to the EBA’s website, the railway corridor currently creates a 1.2-kilometre barrier between North and South Eveleigh, with residents needing to walk up to 46 minutes around it. A bridge was first promised by the NSW Government in 2004 as part of the Eveleigh precinct development.
The EBA has said it plans to work with surrounding institutions, businesses and potential bridge users to make the case to the government for the bridge to be delivered.
Published 27-April-2026
