Syd Einfeld Drive

Syd Einfeld Drive is a six lane, partially elevated, 80 km/h (50 mph) dual carriageway in Sydney, Australia. It was built as the Bondi Junction Bypass to bypass a section of Oxford Street through Bondi Junction from Woollahra to Old South Head Road.

Syd Einfeld Drive
Looking east from the western end of the road
Former name(s)Bondi Junction Bypass
NamesakeSyd Einfeld
OwnerRoads & Maritime Services
Length1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)
LocationBondi Junction
West endWoollahra
East endBondi Junction
Construction
InaugurationJanuary 9, 1979 (1979-01-09)

Construction of the road included 26 span prestressed concrete viaduct at Bondi Junction, totalling 456.6 metres (1,498 ft) in length.[1]

The road opened on 9 January 1979 by local member of parliament Syd Einfeld.[2][3][4][5] It was renamed Syd Einfeld Drive in February 1988. On the 10th of March 1989, a baby boy was born in an ambulance stopped on the road.[6]

The County of Cumberland planning scheme had envisaged a freeway being built from the Sydney central business district to Bondi Junction. However, this was the only section of the road completed, being built in conjunction with the Eastern Suburbs railway line and Bondi Junction railway station.

References
  1. Department of Main Roads (1979). Department of Main Roads New South Wales Annual Report 1978-79. Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales. p. 28.
  2. "Highlights in history on this date, January 9". The Canberra Times. 1990-01-09. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  3. By-pass today, mall tomorrow Sydney Morning Herald 10 January 1979
  4. Eastern Suburbs Railway Fleetline issue 43 February 1979 page 17
  5. Buses Trolley Wire issue 180 February 1979 page 17
  6. "Double trouble". The Canberra Times. 1989-03-11. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
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