City in Motion: Construction Updates for Cyclists
20 June 2025
Hey there! When I was riding around London Circuit from Constitution Avenue to Commonwealth avenue. (clockwise towards the bridge), I couild see why building the cycle path is taking a while: it looks big, wide and beautiful, with a flower bed thingy in the middle.
It will really tempt bike riders to use the path instead of mixing with cars, (as happens at the moment). The new bike path will connect directly to the crossing over the on-ramp, which will take bike riders over Parkes Way toward Commonwealth Bridge.
The left lane has been closed to cars, giving bikes a bit more room, However, new barriers have been installed near the left turn into Albert Street, which will give car drivers little time to see and avoid fast bike riders as they turn left across the bike lane. If you are riding fast in the bike lane and you hear a slowing car behind you to your right, work on the possibility they may turn into your lane at speed. Any collision at that speed will be bad, so please look over your shoulder.
This entire section of Parkes Way will be closed under Commonwealth Avenue in both directions between Coranderrk Street and the Glenloch Interchange from 8pm on Friday 27 June until 5am on Monday 30 June, and potentially from 8pm on Friday 4 July until 5am on Monday 7 July (depending on the weather, of course). That delay is likely to make car drivers a bit 'tired and emotional', but I don't think that bikes use this road very much. However, if you do, there are a number of routes where you can divert along the Lake Burley Griffin foreshore path to the south. If you want to rejoin Parkes Way westbound, there's a ramp up from the path to the on-ramp to Parkes Way here. if you are going eastbound, you can lternatively take the slip road to Edinburgh Avenue straight after leaving the tunnel, continue straight to Vernon Circle, go right along the new footpath at Constitution Avenue and continue to Parkes Way again, or use of the more user-friendly alternatives.
Many small changes continue to happen. Keep an eye out for them. If, for example, you see a small, temporary ramp on a kerb, tradies' utes may be using it, like here. Traffic control folk are also frequently managing traffic flow, including bikes, to allow concrete mixers, trucks, backhoes, low-flying theodolites and all sorts of other people with bits of equipment who need to work together with the traffic flows. 'Stuff' is always changing for short periods so keep an eye out for the unexpected!
Can you help? Road and route closures and traffic congestion will change often. If you see anything that you think should be mentioned here, please call or email Pedal Power (communications@pedalpower.org.au) and help us to keep this regular bulletin up to date. Thank you!
