The Federation Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which mainly follows the heritage-listed Main Outfall Sewer through the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. There are button-activated traffic light crossings at most major road-trail intersections.
For safety reasons, cyclists are no longer allowed to ride on the Princes Freeway (or any other urban freeway). The Federation Trail therefore is the preferred alternative route. West of Werribee, where the Federation Trail ends, Geelong cyclists may use the freeway shoulders, as it is then considered a rural freeway.
The trail was officially opened on 22 October 2006.
In 2010 work started on extending the trail from Millers Road to Williamstown Rd. Completion of stage 1 of the VicRoads Truck Action Plan should see the trail finally connected from Williamstown Road to the Bay Trail - west side on Hyde Street.
Since March 2011, work on the extension has stopped completely without explanation. So far 1,300 metres of concrete path has been built, at a conservatively estimated cost of $520,000, which now lies idle. The new path is fenced off to potential users, who could have otherwise easily accessed the path going along the rail line, from the corner of Watson Street and Truman Street in South Kingsville until further works are done.
Read more about Federation Trail: Following The Path, Landmarks, Connections
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