The City of Melbourne is continuing to improve the experience of footpaths for people in some of the city's busiest walking areas by undertaking footpath renewals and upgrades across the central city as part of its Major Streetscape Improvements Works program 2024-2025.
These works delivered over the last two financial years allowed upgrades to 88,000m2 of footpaths and kerbsides across the municipality.
This year, we will focus on some of the city's most visited areas, including Spencer Street, Elizabeth Street and Lygon Street.
Works will involve demolishing existing run-down asphalt footpaths and replacing them with iconic bluestone pavers. In some locations, bluestone kerb and channel works, tree plot enhancements and crossing upgrades will be undertaken.
Works are anticipated to be fully complete in the middle of 2025.
Accessibility and impacts of works
While pedestrian, vehicle and bicycle access will be restricted for short periods (including temporary diversions) during works access to residential properties and businesses will be maintained at all times.
Traffic management will be in place to guide footpath, road, and bike lane users throughout the works.
You may notice an increase in construction vehicles and workers in the area when we’ re working. For your safety, please observe any signs and instructions in place during this project.
Components of the works such as demolition and construction of footpath will involve some noise.
Proposed works and works underway
Works in this section are now complete.
Works included demolishing the existing asphalt footpath, pouring a concrete slab, installing bluestone pavers and completing kerb and channel upgrades.
Works in this section are now complete.
Works included demolishing the existing asphalt footpath, pouring a concrete slab, installing bluestone pavers and completing kerb and channel upgrades.
Works in this section are now complete.
Visit the Hardware Lane streetscape upgrade webpage for more information.
Works in this section are now complete.
Works included demolishing the existing asphalt footpath, pouring a concrete slab, installing bluestone pavers and completing kerb and channel upgrades.
Works in this section are now complete.
Works included demolishing the existing asphalt footpath, pouring a concrete slab, installing bluestone pavers and completing kerb and channel upgrades.
Works in this section were completed in mid-2025.
Works included replacing the current asphalt with bluestone pavers, replacing the kerb, upgrading the street furniture, enlarging tree plots and replacing the porous paving at the base of the trees, and rebuilding access ramps.
Works in this section are expected to begin in April 2026 and to be complete in mid-2026.
Works include demolishing the existing asphalt footpath, pouring a concrete slab, installing bluestone pavers, completing kerb and channel upgrades, upgrading street furniture, enlarging tree plots and replacing the tree plot surface, and rebuilding access ramps.
This is the second stage of upgrades to multiple sections of footpath along Lygon Street (between Queensberry and Elgin streets) that will be upgraded. The remaining sections are subject to future funding and are planned to be delivered over the next 5 years.
Works in this section commenced in March 2025 and are expected to be complete by mid-2025.
Works include demolishing the existing asphalt footpath, pouring a concrete slab, installing bluestone pavers and completing kerb and channel upgrades.
Works in this section are planned to commence by mid-2025 and take three months to complete.
Works include demolishing the existing asphalt footpath, pouring a concrete slab, installing bluestone pavers and completing kerb and channel upgrades.
