M6 Stage One

The M6 Stage 1 project is delivering an underground motorway connection from the major Westconnex interchange at St Peters to President Avenue in Kogarah.

There will be great bicycle infrastructure!

An Active Transport Corridor (ATC) will connect fragmented existing open spaces with approximately 4.1 km of new walking and cycling pathways. The ATC stretches from Bestic Street, Kyeemagh to Chuter Avenue, Monterey and includes links to residential streets and local parks.

The project will rejuvenate the Rockdale Wetlands and Bicentennial Park, and contribute to an important Green Grid corridor. It will be a brilliant and direct alternative to the crowded shared path along the Botany Bay foreshore.

Large sections of ATC will be constructed as generous wide separated paths. The project aims to accommodate both recreational and commuting bike riders, and minimise conflict with people walking.

The Bicycle NSW submission to the 2023 Urban Design and Landscape Plan has detailed information about the ATC.

The excellent outcome for bike riders was a significant advocacy win for Bicycle NSW in 2019.

In the preliminary project plans, the ATC terminated at President Avenue, and included a 700m on-road section between Bruce Street and Kurnell St. We campaigned for NSW Government to build a shared user bridge over President Avenue and acquire 3 properties on Bruce and Bay Streets.  The ATC will now provide a direct, safe and entirely off-road route to Robinson Avenue in Monterey.

The bridge over President Avenue arrived in 2024, a very visible sign of progress!

And in late 2025, the bulk of the walking and cycling paths will be open – despite subsidence issues halting the progress of the motorway tunnels.

Extending the active transport corridor

More connections are in the pipeline.

North of Bestic Street, the regional cycling route follows the excellent new boardwalk in Barton Park. After this, bike riders are faced with the infamous and convoluted route via the M5 underpass, Marsh Street and the Princes Highway to reach the fantastic new shared path along the Alexandra Canal that was built as part of the Sydney Gateway project.

New masterplans for Riverine Park and the Cooks Cove development of Kogarah Golf Course promise to straighten out the kinks and provide a high-capacity  regional north south corridor along the edge of the Cooks River.

Of course, there will still be a missing link – the Giovanni Brunetti bridge with its narrow and very inadequate shared path. Bicycle NSW continues to seek opportunities for major infrastructure projects to deliver a new or widened bridge.

What is the Kamay Greenway?

Finally, in 2024, a community coalition developed a proposal to make Bayside Council’s aspirational green corridor south of Monterey to San Souci a reality. The Kamay Greenway, extends the M6 ATC through Scarborough Park and connects a series of underused or inaccessible green spaces all the way to the Georges River. The Kamay Greenway is strongly supported by Bicycle NSW and it is now endorsed by Bayside Council.

These game-changing projects are at very early stages but Bicycle NSW will work hard to advocate for funding and political support.