Hobart’s first separated cycleway in the city centre is just days away from opening after three years of planning and construction.
The project has transformed Campbell Street into a multi-modal corridor, featuring the dedicated bike lane, a clearway and enhanced pedestrian access.
Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds acknowledged Hobart’s ‘slower rollout’ of cycle lanes compared to other Australian cities.
“Partly this is [due to] money, with many Australian governments dedicating more funding for bike lanes in their capital cities than the Tassie government has,” she said.
“It’s also partly that our narrower colonial-era streets make the road space more contested.”
Reynolds hoped the project, which was approved in 2021, would help to “lower air and climate pollution” and provide a different, traffic-jam-free transportation alternative.
The completed section will include a peak-hour clearway and tow-away zones on Campbell Street between Collins and Davey Streets, with future expansions planned to Bathurst Street between Argyle and Campbell Streets.
New bicycle traffic signals and special road markings will be installed at intersections along the route ahead of completion later this month.
