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The area has shifted from a closed industrial site with internal connections to a dense residential and commercial suburb. With 20,000 workers on the South side, cultural visitors and students on the North side and thousands of new residents moving into North Eveleigh and Explorer Street, the current “detour” around the rail lines is no longer sustainable for a walkable city.
Yes. In 2004, the NSW Premier promised a bridge to link the precincts as part of the areas redevelopment. While the land around it is being redeveloped and sold, the vital link connecting the two communities was never built.
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The Eveleigh Bridge Alliance advocates for a design that respects the NSW Heritage Register listing. There are some heritage issues that will need to be addressed in the final design such as relocation of the Carriageworks Traverser during construction and its reinstatement and interpretation. While the bridge will have some impact on site lines it can also enhance heritage appreciation by allowing people to better view, access and appreciate the former Eveleigh Railway Workshops as a whole with its “stories of innovation” told in the Blacksmith shops and Locomotive and Carriage workshops on both sides.
By making walking and cycling the fastest way to get across Eveleigh, we reduce the number of short car trips, easing congestion on busy roads like Henderson Road and Wilson Street. For example some people drive from Alexandria to Eveleigh Markets at Carriageworks when with a bridge they can walk. On the other side children get driven to PACT, scouts or school.
Currently, when the Redfern Station Southern Concourse closes, the walk around the barrier becomes 5 minutes longer via Lawson Street. A dedicated bridge would provide a safe, well-lit, 24/7 route for the community.
Yes. The renewal plan for North Eveleigh’s Paint Shop precinct has have already identified and reserved a location for the bridge. In 2025 Transport for NSW assessed options and determined a preferred location and build method for the bridge. They proposed a bridge from between Carriageworks and the Paint Shop in the north to between the Large Erecting Shop and the Locomotive Workshops to the South. We just need the commitment and funding to build it.
The Eveleigh Bridge Alliance was formed by f the Alexandria Residents Action Group (ARAG), Friends of Erskineville, and REDWatch,to bring together institutions, businesses and the surrounding community in a campaign to deliver the Eveleigh Bridge.
