
A proposal for Glebe Island Bridge
Architect Andrew Benn has come up with a proposal for a higher bridge, one that would not need to open, and that would go over over the heritage Glebe Island Bridge


Architect Andrew Benn has come up with a proposal for a higher bridge, one that would not need to open, and that would go over over the heritage Glebe Island Bridge

Last year, 2023, Transport for NSW announced that the Glebe Island Bridge Temporary Fender project would go ahead in order to provide safe navigation for vessels and protect the bridge until future renewal plans for the bridge are resolved. However, as at December 2024, the work does not appear to have been completed.

Despite lots of noise from the State Government that it intends to renovate Glebe Island Bridge for a cycleway and pedestrian route between Pyrmont and White Bay there has been no progress on these promises, and it continues to fall…

The NSW government says it is committed to restoring the dilapidated Glebe Island Bridge, as it investigates the best way to reopen it for pedestrians and cyclists in Sydney’s growing inner west. Premier Dominic Perrottet’s government is forging ahead with…

It is 12 months since the 25-year anniversary of the decommissioning of the Glebe Island Bridge and our rally calling for the restoration and rejuvenation of the Glebe Island Bridge. What has happened since? The short answer is that the…

Since our Rally to save Glebe Island Bridge in December 2020 marking 25 years since it was decommissioned, there has been no firm commitment for restoration or repair of the slowly deteriorating bridge but there has been some positive words.…

It was with some surprise and also joy that we learned from the Minister for Planning, Rob Stokes, of his plan for White Bay, which also including a plan to open the Glebe Island Bridge to pedestrians and cyclists. At…

The NSW minister for Planning, Rob Stokes, says his plan for the White Bay precinct will be a test case, where walking and cycling will be key modes of transport. He said the plan cannot succeed without reviving Glebe Island…

The restoration of the White Bay Power Station as a cultural building and the reopening of the Glebe Island Bridge to pedestrians and cyclists are at the centre of a NSW government plan to transform Sydney’s industrial harbour into a…