Thursday, 4 December 2025

 Katie HALL (Footscray) (10:08): Christmas is coming to the inner west and so is the West Gate Tunnel Project. With the West Gate Tunnel Project opening in coming weeks, we will also have 14 kilometres of new bike lanes for the community to explore, including the amazing 2.5 kilometre veloway into the city. But one of the things that the community is most excited about with the West Gate Tunnel Project opening, of course, is the truck bans. Living next to the port we obviously have the challenge of truck movements on local roads, and the opening of the West Gate Tunnel Project will deliver 24-hour truck bans on Moore Street, Buckley Street, Somerville Road, Francis Street and of course Williamstown Road. Thanks to the hard work of Minister Horne we are getting a night-time curfew on Williamstown Road and also on weekends, and I know that is something that the community is really excited about. Also next year in February it has been announced that the new Footscray Hospital will be opening on 18 February.