One million trips mark early milestone for West Gate Tunnel - The Indian Sun

One million trips completed on the West Gate Tunnel

Image courtesy of the Victorian Government. More than one million trips have now been taken through the Victoria’s West Gate Tunnel since its opened last December. Over 20 per cent of these trips have been completed by trucks, taking heavy vehicles off local roads and out of residential streets across the city’s inner-west. Congestion has been reduced in suburbs including Footscray, […] The post One million trips completed on the West Gate Tunne…

West Gate Tunnel clicks over more than 1 million trips

The Westgate Tunnel officially opened on December 14, 2025. Image: VIDAIt has taken just over one month for the West Gate Tunnel in Melbourne to record more than 1 million trips on the new short cut from the city’s west that serves as alternative to the famous Westgate Bridge. The tunnel, which officially opened on December 14, is being hailed as a win for safety and traffic flow, and has so far attracted more than 200,000 truck trips. Victorian…

One million trips mark early milestone for West Gate Tunnel - The Indian Sun

More than one million trips have now been taken through the West Gate Tunnel since it opened on 14 December, as drivers and freight operators begin to shift to the new route across Melbourne’s inner west. The Victorian Government says the early uptake shows the tunnel is already changing how people move between the west, the city and the Port of Melbourne, offering a clear alternative to the West Gate Bridge. Since opening, the tunnels have carr…