Contentious proposal one step closer to construction

Members of the Heritage Council of NSW gave the green light to plans for a 200-metre linear cycleway ramp on the bridge next to Milsons Point train station at a meeting this month.

Harbour Bridge cycleway design, which the state government finalised last March.” srcset=”https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.165%2C$multiply_0.9735%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_34%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/a2cc669112fa3b728349e492410bbb8215b7dadf” itemprop=”image” layout=”responsive” height=”1″ width=”1.5″/>

An artist’s impression of the Sydney harbour Bridge cycleway design, which the state government finalised last March. Transport for NSW

The decades-long fight to build a cycleway has stoked outrage among some residents, who worried it would and encroach on Bradfield Park in Sydney’s north. But cycling enthusiasts, who currently have to haul their bikes up about 55 stairs to travel south on the bridge, have…

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