Project Overview

The key elements of the Coast and Transition zones of Jetty Road, Glenelg will include:

  • The installation of new traffic lights with pedestrian crossing on the intersection of Jetty Road/Moseley Street
  • Installation of new Juperana stone pavers on footpaths
  • Footpaths at road level from the Jetty Road junction with Sussex Street, into Moseley Street to Elizabeth Street and along Colley Terrace to Hope Street
  • Mountable kerbs west of Chapel Plaza
  • Disability Discrimination Act-compliant continuous footpaths on some side streets intersecting with Jetty Road to give pedestrians right of way.

Major construction works began in August 2025 and included temporary restrictions to vehicle access to sections of Jetty Road.

The construction schedule was accelerated to allow work in the roadway to be undertaken while the Glenelg tram line was temporarily suspended as part of the State Government’s Tram Grade Separation Project.

This also means that the expected completion date of the Transforming Jetty Road Glenelg project has been brought forward by almost 18 months, from the end of 2027 to the second half of 2026.

About the zones

The Transition zone extends west from the Partridge/Gordon streets intersection to Sussex Street and is where people transition from one zone to another. It is used by both local and visitors.

The Coast zone extends west from Sussex Street to the fringes of Moseley Square, into Moseley Street, into Colley Terrace to the junction with Hope Street. It is the entertainment and dining area, attracting high volumes of pedestrians.

Latest update

Colley corner open to vehicles

16 March 2026

The Jetty Road / Colley Terrace corner has reopened to traffic meaning there are no more road closures in place as part of the Transforming Jetty Road Glenelg project.

All diverted bus routes will return to normal from the first service on Tuesday 17 March 2026.

The reopening of the Jetty Road / Colley Terrace corner to traffic also means that Durham Street has returned to its normal traffic operations, which is one-way in a northerly direction between Jetty Road and Augusta Street.

Traffic can enter Durham Street via a left-hand turn only from Jetty Road. A right-hand turn from Jetty Road into Durham Street is not permitted.

Footpath paving works will continue on Jetty Road in small, isolated areas, and the Transforming Jetty Road project remains on track for completion in the second half of 2026.

Additional information

Below is further information about the construction schedule and timings.

Please find below our indicative construction schedule and expected completion dates for different phases of the Transforming Jetty Road Glenelg project.

Phase 1 - August 2025 to late December 2025

Works undertaken during this time include:

  • New underground stormwater pipes and a trench grate system on Colley Terrace to Hope Street and Jetty Road to Sussex Street
  • Upgraded stormwater systems and common services trenches from Hope Street to Gordon / Partridge Street
  • The roadway, tram stops and parking bays between Moseley Square and Gordon / Partridge streets intersection
  • The paved footpaths and garden beds between Moseley Square and Sussex Street
  • Traffic lights infrastructure installed for the pedestrian crossing at the Jetty Road / Moseley Street intersection
  • The Gordon / Partridge streets intersection road works subject to Service Authority that needs to be undertaken to complete this work
  • New tram stop material treatments to better integrate the stops into the footpaths

At 5pm on 19 December 2025, Jetty Road opened to all traffic, east of Durham Street.

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Phase 2 - September 2025 to March 2026

Works undertaken during this time include:

  • Colley Terrace and the interface with Moseley Square (the plaza area)
  • Outstanding footpath work and garden beds along Jetty Road between Nile Street and Gordon / Partridge streets intersection

At the completion of this work, Colley Terrace is expected to reopen to vehicles in early 2026

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Phase 3 - January 2026 to August 2026

Works undertaken during this time include:

  • Side street interfaces with Jetty Road
  • Any outstanding works along Jetty Road