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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.

Please note this year additional Road Closures will be in place around Docklands. See here for more details.

Location Between From To
Swanston Street/St Kilda Road Lonsdale Street and Southbank Boulevard/ Linlithgow Avenue 5pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Flinders Street Closed at Queen Street & Exhibition Street. Soft closure at Spring Street/Wellington Parade 5pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Exhibition Street Collins Street & Flinders Street 5pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Batman Avenue Flinders Street & Olympic Boulevard 5pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Wellington Parade South Flinders Street & Jolimont Boulevard 5pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Lansdowne Street Wellington Parade South & St Andrews Place 9pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Collins Street Elizabeth Street & Russell Street 5pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Flinders Lane Closed between Elizabeth Street & Russell Street. Soft closures on Elizabeth Street & Russell Street 5pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Russell Street Soft closure beyond Collins Street and Closed to Flinders Street
 5pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Elizabeth Street Closed between Collins Street and Flinders Street
 5pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
1 Jan
Elizabeth Street (tram shunt closure) Little Lonsdale Street & Lonsdale Street 4pm,
31 Dec		 4am,
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,
29 Dec		 3am.
1 Jan
North Wharf Drive All 5pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Bourke Street Harbour Esplanade & North Wharf Drive for Westbound traffic only
 8pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Collins Street Harbour Esplanade & North Wharf Drive for Westbound traffic only
 8pm,
31 Dec		 2am,
1 Jan
Docklands Drive Wundjeri Way which becomes Dudley Street Closed at Pearl River Road for eastbound traffic only 5pm,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Docklands Drive Harbour Esplanade intersection 8pm,
31 Dec		 3am,
1 Jan
Waterfront Way Footscray Road intersection 8pm,
31 Dec		 3am,
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 12am,
31 Dec		 5pm,
1 Jan
Birdwood Avenue Government House Drive/Anzac Avenue/ Linlithgow/Avenue Roundabout & Dallas Brooks Drive 12am,
31 Dec		 5pm,
1 Jan
Anzac Avenue Closed at St Kilda Road. Local Access Only 12am,
31 Dec		 5pm,
1 Jan
Government House Drive Closed at St Kilda Road. Local Access Only 12am,
31 Dec		 5pm,
1 Jan
Download: ROAD CLOSURES MAP

Tow Away Zones

Location Between From To
Flinders Street Spring Street and William Street 31 Dec 1 Jan
Flinders Lane Russel Street and Elizabeth Street 31 Dec 1 Jan
Collins Street Russel Street and Elizabeth Street 31 Dec 1 Jan
Western side of Russell Street Flinders Street and Collins Street 31 Dec 1 Jan
Elizabeth Street Collins Street and Flinders Street 31 Dec 1 Jan
Elizabeth Street Lonsdale Street and Little Lonsdale Street 31 Dec 1 Jan
Swanston Street Little Collins Street and Princes Bridge 31 Dec 1 Jan
Princes Bridge 31 Dec 1 Jan
Eastern side of Lansdowne Street Wellington Parade and Treasury Place 31 Dec 1 Jan
St Kilda Road Princes Bridge and Linlithgow Street 31 Dec 1 Jan
Boathouse Drive 31 Dec 1 Jan
Alexandra Avenue Princes Bridge and Swan Street Bridge 31 Dec 1 Jan
Batman Avenue Flinders Street and Swan Street 31 Dec 1 Jan
Harbour Esplanade Bourke Street and New Quay Promenade 31 Dec 1 Jan
Birdwood Avenue Government House Drive and The Legacy Garden of Appreciation 30 Dec 1 Jan
Download: TOW AWAY ZONES MAP
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