By Asa Wahlquist, Bays and Foreshores Convenor, Bulletin 02/2026, April

 

Bank Street at the junction with Pyrmont Bridge Road (photo by Janet Oakley)

The Minister for Roads, Jenny Aitchison, has ruled against the proposed closure of the Bank Street exit from the Anzac Bridge. The plan would have sent traffic headed to Glebe on a loop through Pyrmont, rather than directly onto Bridge Road. See the update from Transport for NSW. Pyrmont Action, which has spent years lobbying against the move, organised a successful meeting with the minister at the junction of of the exit and Bank Street late last year (reported in the Bulletin 10/2025).

The proposed move would have directed traffic exiting the Anzac Bridge headed west along Allen Street, Harris Street and then turning onto Bridge Road through one of the worst intersections in the state. This would have applied to traffic to the Hymix concrete batching plant, trucks servicing the old Fish Market site which is being redeveloped and the 501 bus.

The Glebe Society, which supported Pyrmont Action, congratulates the group on what feels like a rare win for the local community.