Major construction works as part of the Transforming Jetty Road Glenelg project will begin on Monday 4 August 2025. This includes temporary restrictions on vehicle access to sections of Jetty Road until the end of December 2025, and other temporary changes to side streets.

The construction schedule has been accelerated to allow the work, in the roadway of Jetty Road, to be undertaken while the Glenelg tram line is 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 more than 12 months, from the end of 2027 to the second half of 2026.

During all stages of construction, pedestrian access along Jetty Road and into businesses will be maintained at all times.

Below is a summary of the temporary road closures that will happen during the construction works in August 2025.

Jetty Road

Starting 4 August 2025, Jetty Road will be temporarily closed to vehicles west of the junction with Nile Street to Moseley Square.

This will allow the roadway and footpaths to be constructed at the same level which is a unique feature of the western end of Jetty Road and includes part of Moseley Street and Colley Terrace up to the Hope Street junction.

The traffic lights at the intersection of Jetty Road and Moseley Street will also be installed at this time.

There will be one-way vehicle access onto Jetty Road via a right-hand turn from Moseley Street.

Vehicles will travel east on Jetty Road and will exit Jetty Road by turning left into Sussex Street.

Vehicles entering Jetty Road from Brighton Road can travel west along Jetty Road up until Waterloo Street, where they will be directed to turn right.

The construction team will coordinate and ensure emergency service access at all times.

The City zone of Jetty Road, which is the section west of Brighton Road to the Partridge / Gordon streets intersection, remains open to vehicles and pedestrians as normal.

Moseley Street, High Street and Elizabeth Street

There will be no change to traffic flow on High Street or Elizabeth Street.

Moseley Street will become one-way for northbound traffic, just north of Elizabeth Street.

Colley Terrace

Colley Terrace will be closed at Hope Street with a turnaround area implemented.

Local traffic will be permitted access up to the corner of Moseley Square, which includes visitors to Colley Towers and delivery vehicles.

Durham Street

Durham Street will remain one-way southbound between Augusta Street and Chittleborough Lane, with no vehicle access south of Chittleborough Lane.

Traffic will be directed to turn left into Chittleborough Lane towards Sussex Street, with a left-turn into Sussex Street.

Sussex Street

Traffic will turn into Sussex Street from Jetty Road.

Traffic will also exit left into Sussex Street from Chittleborough Lane.

Sussex Street, south of Augusta Street, will be two-way for local traffic only. There will be no exit from Sussex Street onto Jetty Road.

Two car parks on the eastern side of the street, near the closure point, will be temporarily removed to allow for a vehicle turnaround area.

The loading zone on Sussex Street near Chittleborough Lane will be retained.

Milton Street

Milton Street will convert into a two-way street west of Chapel Street through to the corner (near Dante’s Deli).

The St Mary’s Memorial School drop-off zone will be maintained on Milton Street. Parking west of the drop-off zone, and parking on the northern side of the street will be temporarily removed to facilitate the two-way traffic movement.

Soal Street

Soal Street will convert into a two-way street but for local traffic only. There will be no entry to or exit from Jetty Road.

A concrete median at the junction of Soal Street and Augusta Street will be removed to help facilitate the two-way traffic movement.

Any changes to kerbside bin collections will be communicated as soon as possible.

Nile Street

There will be no entry to or exit from Jetty Road.

Access to the Coles car park will operate as normal. All other parking on the street will be retained including an accessible car park located at the southern end of Nile Street near Jetty Road.

The current loading zone, near Waffle King, will be temporarily moved 3 metres north.

Gordon / Partridge Street

No changes to the road operations of Gordon / Partridge Street and the two Partridge Street car parks will remain open and accessible.

Commercial waste collections

Businesses within the road closure areas will receive direct communications next week regarding minor changes to commercial waste collections.

All other businesses that are not within the road closure areas will continue to have their commercial waste collected as usual.

Temporary changes to bus services

There will be temporary re-routing of some bus services, between August and December 2025.

Buses will continue to service Moseley Street and in lieu of Jetty Road, they will travel along High Street towards Partridge / Gordon streets.

Buses will be redirected from Colley Terrace to Anzac Highway with stops near Wigley Reserve.

Please refer to Adelaide Metro website for up-to-date timetables and routes.

It’s anticipated that bus services will return to normal by the end of December once Jetty Road has reopened to vehicle traffic.

Pedestrian access to businesses

Pedestrian access will be maintained along the entire street during each phase of construction, via temporary walkways or ramps as needed.

From late August 2025

The road closures will extend towards Partridge / Gordon streets intersection, with more details to be communicated closer to that time.

End of December 2025

The construction work on Jetty Road will be complete and the road will be reopened to vehicles.

Work will continue into the side streets, on the footpaths and gardens beds, with the project expected to be completed in the second half off 2026.

Schedule of works

The above information, including the proposed dates for construction and program of works, is correct at this time.

We are continuing to work through the detail and refine plans to ensure access to Jetty Road businesses is retained and traffic can move around the precinct as freely as possible.

However, if there are significant changes, these will be communicated.