Syd Einfeld Drive

Syd Einfeld Drive is a 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. It opened on 9 January 1979 by local member of parliament Syd Einfeld.[1][2][3] It was renamed Syd Einfeld Drive in February 1988.

Syd Einfeld Drive
Former name(s)Bondi Junction Bypass
NamesakeSyd Einfeld
OwnerRoads & Maritime Services
Length1.2 kilometres
LocationBondi Junction
West endWoollahra
East endBondi Junction
Construction
Commissioned9 January 1979

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. By-pass today, mall tomorrow Sydney Morning Herald 10 January 1979
  2. Eastern Suburbs Railway Fleetline issue 43 February 1979 page 17
  3. Buses Trolley Wire issue 180 February 1979 page 17
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