Active Transport links around Sydney Airport take-off ahead of Sydney Gateway opening
A new three-kilometre shared path built as part of the Sydney Gateway project is now open for pedestrians and cyclists to enjoy.
The new paths complete a network of walking and cycling links around the airport, providing critical and direct connections for the 30,000 workers in the airport precinct, and commuters walking, running and riding through to nearby suburbs.
The first kilometre of new paths on the north side of Alexandra Canal opened in early 2023, replacing a shared path alongside Airport Drive that cantilevered out over the Alexandra Canal.
The new section extends the shared pathway along Qantas Drive, completing to the Domestic terminal and the eastern edge of the airport precinct.
New shelters, complete with seating lights, bubblers and a bike pump light sit alongside the Alexandra Canal and the new paths, providing a front row seat for plane spotters.
The active transport links are part of a major inter-regional route for people walking and riding which will link the CBD in the north to Sans Souci’s Captain Cook Bridge in the south, once the future M6-Stage 1 is completed.
Meanwhile, Sydney Gateway is almost ready for motorists with the new connection between Sydney's motorway network and the airport precinct due to open on 1 September. Find out more about the project here.