Missing links – Lewisham West upgrade
What are we doing in this area?
The upgrades in the Lewisham West area between Longport Street and Old Canterbury Road include:
- A new path, parklands and natural areas in the light rail corridor near Lewisham West
- New in-corridor shared path next to the light rail
- Natural parkland creation and design
- Installation of new path lights
- Installation of public art
- Installation of rest stop
- Landscaping and ecological restoration
- New dog off-leash area and wetland
- New traffic signals at Old Canterbury Road with pedestrian/cyclist crossing
- Weston Street closed for motorised traffic from Old Canterbury Road, accessible for pedestrians and cyclists only
- Wayfinding signage
When are we doing this?
Construction in the Lewisham West area has started in September 2023 and is anticipated to be completed in late 2025.
Images
Artist impression - Lewisham West, looking north towards Longport Street tunnel:
Artist impression - corner Edward Street and Old Canterbury Road:
Traffic intersection works at the corner of Edward Street, Old Canterbury Road and Weston Street, where traffic lights will be installed and a cul-de-sac created:
The method for the new tunnel construction under Longport Street is a 'canopy tube' method, whereby 19 tubes are drilled in horizontally to form an arch shaped 'canopy'. Now that the arch-canopy is formed, the tunnel is carefully excavated in small increments, each time stabilised by a steel arch. The half-way point was reached on 10 February 2025. The tunnel breakthrough took place on 10 March 2025.
Tunnel progress with the microbat screen and painting completed:
Brickwork detail on the Longport Street tunnel:
The old rail tracks are retained, integrated in the landscaping, and some will form part of a public artwork:
The concrete shared path has been poured:
Stormwater improvement works in the area are underway:
The steel shapes that support the canopy arch of the tunnel structure:
The steel tubes used to form the canopy arch:
Raised path link to the light rail station:
Link to Old Canterbury Road:
The new dog park, east of the Lewisham West light rail, is complete and the opening event took place on 7 December 2024:
The new wetland bioretention area, east of the Lewisham West light rail is completed. This area is for stormwater management and habitat creation only, and not accessible to the public:
Temporary watermain diversion works to allow for tunnelling works for the new tunnel under Longport Street:
New fencing separating the light rail from the future GreenWay path has been installed:
GreenWay construction updates
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