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Road Closures and Tow Away Zones

Remember, the best way to travel to the city on New Year’s Eve is by public transport as it’s one of the busiest and most crowded times of the year with long traffic delays expected. If you need to travel by car, see below for important road closure and tow away zone information.

Location Between From To
Swanston Street/St Kilda Road Lonsdale Street and Southbank Boulevard/ Linlithgow Avenue 4pm,
31 Dec		 5am,
1 Jan
Flinders Street Closed at Market Street & Exhibition Street. Soft closure at Spring Street / Wellington Parade 4pm,
31 Dec		 5am,
1 Jan
Exhibition Street Collins Street & Flinders Street 9pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Batman Avenue Flinders Street & Olympic Boulevard 9pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Wellington Parade South Flinders Street & Jolimont Boulevard 4pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Lansdowne Street Wellington Parade South & St Andrews Place 9pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Wellington Parade Claredon Street & Spring Street 9pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Spring Street Collins Street & Flinders Street 9pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Flinders Lane Spring Street & Exhibition Street (eastbound only) 9pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Collins Street Queen Street & Russell Street 4pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Flinders Lane Closed between Elizabeth Street & Russell Street. Soft closures on Elizabeth Street & Russell Street. 4pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Russell Street Soft closure beyond Collins Street and Closed to Flinders Street 4pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Elizabeth Street Closed between Bourke Street and Flinders Street 4pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Elizabeth Street (tram shunt closure) Little Lonsdale Street & Lonsdale Street 4pm,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Little Collins Street Russell Street & Elizabeth Street 8pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Harbour Esplanade Docklands Drive / Wurundjeri Way (which becomes Dudley Street) & Bourke Street 5pm,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
North Wharf Drive All 5pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Navigation Drive Harbour Esplanade & Collins Street (westbound only) 8pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Wurundjeri Way Off-Ramp All 8pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Bourke Street Batmans Hill Drive & North Wharf Drive for Westbound traffic only 8pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Collins Street Batmans Hill Drive & North Wharf Drive for Westbound traffic only 8pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Waterview Walk Bourke Street & Batmans Hill Drive 8pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Docklands Drive Wurundjeri Way which becomes Dudley Street Closed at Pearl River Road for (eastbound traffic only) 8pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Docklands Drive Harbour Esplanade intersection 8pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Waterfront Way Footscray Road intersection 8pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Latrobe Street Harbour Esplanade & Spencer Street 5pm,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Queens Bridge Street Flinders Street & Whiteman Street / Power Street 8:30pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Boathouse Drive All 12pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Linlithgow Avenue (East-West Alignment) St KiIda Road & Alexandra Avenue 5pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Linlithgow Avenue (North South Alignment) Southbank Boulevard & Government House Drive / Anzac Avenue / Linlithgow / Avenue Roundabout 12:01am,
31 Dec		 5pm,
1 Jan
Birdwood Avenue Government House Drive / Anzac Avenue / Linlithgow / Avenue Roundabout & Dallas Brooks Drive 12:01am,
31 Dec		 5pm,
1 Jan
Anzac Avenue Closed at St Kilda Road. Local Access Only 12:01am,
31 Dec		 5pm,
1 Jan
Government House Drive Closed at St Kilda Road. Local Access Only 12:01am,
31 Dec		 5pm,
1 Jan
La Trobe Street King Street & Queen Street 8:30pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
William Street A'Beckett Street & Queen Street 8:30pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Park Street All 8:30pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Wills Street All 8:30pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Download: NYE 2025 Road Closures Map
Download: NYE 2025 Docklands Road Closures Map

Tow Away Zones

Location Between From To
Flinders Street Spring Street and William Street 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Flinders Lane Russel Street and Elizabeth Street 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Collins Street Russel Street and Elizabeth Street 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Russell Street Flinders Street and Collins Street 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Elizabeth Street Flinders Street and Collins Street 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Elizabeth Street Lonsdale Street and Little Lonsdale Street 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Lonsdale Street Russell Street and Elizabeth Street 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Lonsdale Street north and south (middle bays excluded) Elizabeth Street & Queen Street 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Swanston Street Little Collins Street and Princes Bridge 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Princes Bridge All 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Lansdowne Street eastern side Wellington Parade and Treasury Place 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
St Kilda Road Princes Bridge and Linlithgow Street 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Boathouse Drive All 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Alexandra Avenue Princes Bridge and Swan Street Bridge 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Birdwood Avenue Government House Drive and The Legacy Garden of Appreciation 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Linlithgow Avenue Southbank Boulevard and Government House Drive 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Batman Avenue Flinders Street and Swan Street 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Harbour Esplanade Bourke Street and New Quay Promenade 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Footscray Road Western Link Road & Dudley Street 12:01am,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Download: NYE 2025 Tow Away Zones Map
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