Melbourne bus lane trial expanded

Melbourne’s bus line trial has grown with the addition of new sections, which are as follows:

• The emergency lane and bus lane along the Eastern Freeway (citybound side of the freeway) between the Chandler Highway and Hoddle Street;
• The bus lane on Victoria Parade (citybound) between Hoddle Street and Nicholson Street; and
• The Hoddle Street and Victoria Parade intersection.

Moreover, the eastbound bus lane on Victoria Parade will be included in the trial (and announced soon), which will enable motorcyclists to use the bus lane uninterrupted along sections of Victoria Parade, Hoddle Street and the Eastern Freeway.

Previously, motorcycles were permitted to use Hoddle Street bus lane (southbound) between Eastern Freeway and Victoria Parade on a trial basis for the past eight years, but it was codified into a permanent arrangement on June 2019.