Main Roads WA 'Swan River Crossings' project involves replacing the deteriorated Fremantle Traffic Bridge with a new solution that considers future needs for road, rail, walking, cycling and boating.

After receiving community feedback in 2020, Main Roads WA (MRWA) presented four bridge options for community feedback during May-June 2021. The City of Fremantle encourages all who are impacted by or interested in this project to stay update via the project page here: Swan River Crossings, Fremantle | Main Roads Western Australia

Background

At the Ordinary Council meeting on 24 June 2020 Council welcomed the Federal and State funding commitment of $230m for the Swan River Crossing project, a project that will see major infrastructure delivered that will have an asset life in excess of 100 years. Council also:

• Adopted a set of design principles to assist with the City’s analysis and feedback to Government as the project unfolds and develops. The principles span long-term strategic planning, alignment and connection, design excellence, heritage, aboriginal significance of the river crossing / location, public realm and place.
• Requested MRWA commence community engagement as soon as possible, and that this engagement process includes a full and transparent evaluation of design options and bridge alignments that respond to the principles noted above.
• Requested MRWA determine a final position on the various aspects of the Swan River Crossing in light of the comments and results that arise during the community engagement process.

You can read the minutes in full on the City of Fremantle website here.