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Build a Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge

A connection between North Eveleigh and South Eveleigh was mooted by the RWA in 2006 and funds collected towards it but no bridge has eventuated. REDWatch tried to to get one of the two bridges the RWA wanted built into the new Redfern Station Southern Concourse. REDWatch with ARAG and FOE have also been pushing for a bridge connecting Carriageworks to South Eveleigh near the Large Erecting Shop. Even though TAHE are commercialising both sides of the line they have declined to provide a bridge reconnecting the two sides of the former Eveleigh Railway Workshops. THis section is about the Bridge.
Clover Moore letter on Redfern Eveleigh Connectivity
The Lord Mayor has just written on 16 December 2022 to the Transport Minister (copying in the Minister for Infrastructure, Cities and Active Transport, Shadow Minister for Transport and Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces). In the letter Clover Moore asks that the new Southern Concourse at Redfern Station is barrier-free and that the second active transport bridge across the rail line is committed to and delivered.
REDWatch Redfern Station & North Eveleigh Connectivity
This paper was prepared for a Workshop on 22 April 2021 to explore Redfern Station & North Eveleigh Connectivity. It deals with issues related to bus connectivity at Redfern Station, the operation of the Southern Concourse, movements from Waterloo Metro to Sydney University and the need for North and South Eveleigh to be connected as part of the Redfern North Eveleigh vision.
REDWatch Presentation Slides on Redfern Station Connectivity 22 April 2021.
This is the presentation used for the REDWatch Workshop on connectivity on 22 April 2021. It is best understood in conjunction with the REDWatch Background paper for the same meeting. We acknowledge the work undertaken by Cracknell & Lonergan Architects and others on graphics for this presentation.
Eveleigh Bridge Proposal at Carriageworks in September 2006
This is an artists depiction on the Eveleigh cycle and pedestrian bridge proposal at Carriageworks from the Sept 2006 Redfern Waterloo Authority newsletter.
Build a Bridge Campaign
REDWatch, Friends of Erskineville (FOE) and the Alexandria Resident Action Group (ARAG) have launched a campaign to build a bridge across the railway corridor between Carriageworks and South Eveleigh.
Lack of Bridge between North and South Eveleigh a major concern
One of the problems REDWatch has experienced in dealing with Transport for NSW (TfNSW) is that it wants to divide the precinct around Redfern North Eveleigh up and then refuse to talk about connectivity across the entire site. The Paint Shop Master Plan is another classic in that discussion. The reports say it is still feasible to have a connection between North and South Eveleigh.
Eveleigh Link Bridge - North Eveleigh Bates Smart Page 324
In the Urban Design Study there is the single page assessment of a pedestrian link bridge between North and South Eveleigh. The last sentence below says: (Detailed consideration is outside the project scope and does not have NSW Government funding). Interestingly in the Large Erecting Shop (LES) rezoning by TAHE / TfNSW / Mirvac where the bridge is suggested to land from the North Eveleigh documents there is no similar mention of the feasibility of the connecting bridge. In fact there is no mention at all of a possible connection.
Major Project Application - Eveleigh Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge MP 07_0063
A Major Project Application has been lodged with the Department of Planning for the Eveleigh Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge. The details of the Department of Planning listing is given below.
North Eveleigh Film Studio Proposal a possible frontrunner
The North Eveleigh Paint Shop precinct is one of the contenders for new sound studios intended to being more film productions to NSW according The Sydney Morning Herald article Bring us blockbusters: Frontrunners emerge for Sydney’s second film studio on December 20 2025.
TfNSW Eveleigh Pedestrian Bridge Studies - GIPA release Feb 2026
This PDF contains documents released by Transport for NSW under a late 2025 GIPA application for work undertaken by TfNSW on the feasibility of a cycle and pedestrian bridge between North and South Eveleigh. The request was made by REDWatch on behalf of the new Eveleigh Bridge Alliance formed with Alexandria Residents Action Group (ARAG) and Friends of Erskineville (FOE). The application was made to get earlier studies in the public domain so community and institutional expertise could be bought to bare on the challenges identified in delivering this important bridge. While Transport for NSW (TfNSW) has made provision for a landing locations in the Paint Shop precinct controls they have argued that such a bridge does not add sufficient value to projects on each side of the railway line to justify high cost of delivering the bridge. The GIPA documents released withheld TfNSW's cost estimates. So have a look and let REDWatch, FOE and ARAG know about any issues you spot in the released analysis and / or how you think the barriers to delivering the bridge can be addressed. The PDF is 39MB.
Redfern North Eveleigh Bridge Feasibility Study ARUP 2023 (GIPA)
This document brings ARUP documents found in two of the GIPA released records. The first document “Redfern North Eveleigh Crossing” is labelled Record 3, it is undated but according to the GIPA release letter it is dated 26 July 2023. Interestingly this is the only document that shows “Facilitate an Innovation and Collaboration precinct” among the objectives. The second GIPA record is Record 5 “Redfern North Eveleigh Bridge: Feasibility Study” is undated and includes the 7 July 2023 SCT Consulting report as well as two ARUP November 2022 studies a “Constraints Review” and a “Feasibility Study and concept Options Report”. A draft ARUP study report that duplicates material in the above documents is also in the GIPA release but not in this collection to minimise duplication. These ARUP studies explore in detail options and assess the engineering feasibility of the providing the connection and there is duplication of information between reports. ARUP conclude that “constructing the bridge will be difficult, expensive and take several years” to build across the active railway corridor. ARUP uses the SCT Consulting Report to argue it “does not provide outstanding time savings or convenience for users”.
Bridge Catchment Analysis v 5.0 July 2023 (GIPA)
This is the latest version (July 2023) of the Redfern North Eveleigh Paint Shop Precinct Bridge catchment analysis report by SCT Consulting. The GIPA release includes earlier versions of this report from October 2021 (v1) also quoted by ARUP and an April 2023 v3 report included in an undated ARUP report. The earlier reports can be found in the full GIPA release on this website. Some projections change between reports. The original catchment analysis was done in 2021 to assess who would benefit from the bridge. It includes walking times from 5 to 30 minutes from Carriage Workshops and Chanel 7 and then compares savings through a bridge and the Southern Concourse. It also undertakes a bridge demand analysis however the report does not include the information necessary to understand key diagrams or to understand the basis for projections. The final section of the report added in 2023 provides a retail sensitivity analysis for retail added into North Eveleigh. This report uses an earlier bridge location which is 100m closer to Redfern station than the June 2025 preferred location, so care needs to be taken in interpreting this report for the preferred location.
Pedestrian Bridge Heritage Assessment August 2023 (GIPA)
This is Pedestrian Bridge Heritage Assessment undertaken by Curio Projects for Transport for NSW in August 2023. It details the heritage impacts, especially in North Eveleigh for a bridge built from Traverser 1 over which the bridge would need to be built and the visual and physical impact of ramps on the North Eveleigh Heritage. The Assessment deals with the location of TfNSW’s 2025 preferred option 4. Heritage NSW approval will be required as part of any development to build the bridge.
TfNSW Optioneering Report for Eveleigh Bridge June 2026 (GIPA)
This is the June 2025 Transport for NSW North to South Eveleigh Optioneering Review v3. This review assessed a number of bridge and tunnel options and concluded that option 4 was the preferred option. It also includes information on how the bridge could be constructed and launched by a process previously agreed with trains NSW. Option 4 links Wilson Street Darlington between Carriageworks and The Paint Shop by a ramp to the bridge across the railway corridor to a lift and escalators to Locomotive Street between the Locomotive Workshop and the Large Erecting Shop. This extract is from documents released under a GIPA request. On this website you will also find an extract of this report just dealing with Option 4.
TfNSW Preferred Option for Eveleigh Bridge June 2026 (GIPA)
This extract from the June 2025 Transport for NSW North to South Eveleigh Optioneering Review v3 extracts the preferred option (Option 4) from the options review. It also includes information on how the bridge could be constructed and launched by a process previously agreed with trains NSW. Option 4 links Wilson Street Darlington between Carriageworks and The Paint Shop by a ramp to the bridge across the railway corridor to a lift and escalators to Locomotive Street between the Locomotive Workshop and the Large Erecting Shop. This extract is from documents released under a GIPA request. The full report Optioneering report with all other options considered also on this website for completeness.
Eveleigh Pedestrian and Bridge documents revealed
Below is some information on the proposed Eveleigh Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge discovered from a Government Information Public Access (GIPA) request for bridge studies since 2020 made by REDWatch on behalf of the Eveleigh Bridge Alliance (EBA). Below is both a brief overview of the what the documents revealed as well as links to key documents and the whole GIPA release.