WeRide was able to visit Perth Western Australia this week and take a close look at the stunning new bridge across the Swan River, named the Boorloo Bridge in recognition of the Whadjuk Noongar culture and history which has been embedded into the design.

The bridge is a stunning new major link between the southern suburbs of Perth across Herrisson Island to the Perth CBD and is expected to carry at least the existing 3,000 cyclists and pedestrians who use the existing link across the Causeway Bridge each day.

The Department of Main Roads website says the ‘two cable stayed bridges have been constructed 90 metres downstream of the existing Causeway Bridge, comprising a six-metre-wide segregated path connecting Victoria Park foreshore, Heirisson Island and Perth’s CBD at Point Fraser.’ Link to Main Roads page on the bridge.

Our friends at WestCycle have also posted an article about the bridge opening here: westcycle.org.au/boorloo-bridge-opening-22-december-2024/

WeRide’s Stephen Hodge was able to present a Cycling Luminaries Award won by the Causeway Link Alliance member WSP – winners of the 2023 Built Environment Award – on the visit to Perth to WSP’s Engineering and Design team lead Shereen Mikhail and Fiona Bettesworth. The Causeway Link Alliance was responsible for the engagement, design and delivery of the Boorloo Bridge.

We think you will just as amazed as we were with the Boorloo Bridge, it is a great outcome and testament to the WA Government’s extensive engagement with the Elders and active transport community that has resulted in an important and stunning piece of active transport infrastructure.

Here are just a few views and surrounding links of the bridge that we photographed on our visit this week.

The bridge will be opened by Minister Rita Saffioti and stakeholders on 22 December 2024.