# Wynyard Walk
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{{Short description|Pedestrian walkway in Sydney}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox tunnel
| name = Wynyard Walk
| image = File:Wynyard Walk.jpg
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| caption = Wynyard Walk Tunnel
| official_name =
| other_name = Wynyard Walk Tunnel
| location = [Sydney central business district](/source/Sydney_central_business_district), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), [Australia](/source/Australia)
| coordinates = {{coord|33|51|56|S|151|12|19|E|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_ref =
| status =
| route =
| crosses = [Clarence Street](/source/Clarence_Street%2C_Sydney)
Margaret Street
[Kent Street](/source/Kent_Street%2C_Sydney)
| start = [Wynyard station](/source/Wynyard_railway_station%2C_Sydney)
| end = [Barangaroo](/source/Barangaroo%2C_New_South_Wales)
| startwork =
| opened = {{start date|2016|11|20|df=y}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| reopened =
| owner =
| operator =
| traffic = Pedestrian only
| engineer = {{bulleted list|[Woods Bagot](/source/Woods_Bagot)[{{cite web|title=Woods Bagot made architects for ‘revolutionary’ Wynyard Walk, Sydney|url=http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/woods-bagot-made-architects-for|website=Architecture & Design|publisher=Infolink|accessdate=3 June 2015|date=5 November 2012|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923173319/http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/woods-bagot-made-architects-for|url-status=live}}]|[Thiess](/source/Thiess_(company))}}
| construction = 2012{{endash}}2016
| length = {{convert|180|m}}
| lowelevation =
| height =
| width = {{convert|9|m}}
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The '''Wynyard Walk''' is a {{convert|180|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} [pedestrian link](/source/walkway) and [tunnel](/source/Subway_(underpass)) between [Wynyard station](/source/Wynyard_railway_station%2C_Sydney) and [Barangaroo](/source/Barangaroo%2C_New_South_Wales) in the [Sydney central business district](/source/Sydney_central_business_district). The walkway was officially opened on 20 September 2016. Wynyard Walk provides a quick and safe route and has increased the entry and exit capacity of Wynyard station to meet demand as Barangaroo is redeveloped. An estimated 20,000 pedestrians per hour can walk through the tunnel.[{{cite web|title=Wynyard Walk|url=http://www.barangaroo.com/discover-barangaroo/transport/wynyard-walk.aspx|publisher=Barangaroo Delivery Authority|date=20 September 2016|accessdate=20 September 2016|archive-date=23 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923034249/http://www.barangaroo.com/discover-barangaroo/transport/wynyard-walk.aspx|url-status=live}}] In 2009, prior to construction of Barangaroo, the pedestrian tunnel was estimated to cost $100 million.[{{cite web|title=Asset Valuation under TPP07-01 Barangaroo Development Site, Hickson Road Sydney NSW|url=http://www.barangaroo.com/media/59126/redacted%2031%20march%202009%20valuation.pdf|publisher=Land & Property Information Valuation Services|date=31 March 2009|accessdate=22 September 2016|archive-date=22 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222104359/http://www.barangaroo.com/media/59126/redacted%2031%20march%202009%20valuation.pdf|url-status=live}}]
Under a 7-year agreement from 2023 onwards, the tunnel is branded as '''Westpac Walk''' for sponsorship reasons.[{{Cite web |title=JCDecaux unveils Sydney’s Barangaroo Westpac Walk - AdNews |date=1 May 2023 |url=https://www.adnews.com.au/news/jcdecaux-unveils-sydney-s-barangaroo-westpac-walk |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=www.adnews.com.au |language=en}}]
==Construction==
thumb|Wynyard Walk atrium|left|225x225px
The project involved the construction of:[[https://www.thiess.com/projects/wynyard-walk/detail Wynyard Walk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502173518/http://www.thiess.com/projects/wynyard-walk/detail |date=2 May 2016 }} Theiss]
*a five-storey entry building to Wynyard station (three storeys below ground and two above)
*an approximately {{convert|180|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} and {{convert|9|m|ft|adj=mid|-wide}} underground fully accessible pedestrian tunnel situated approximately {{convert|2.5|m|ft|abbr=off}} under existing tunnels
*a pedestrian bridge over [Sussex Street](/source/Sussex_Street%2C_Sydney)
*a public plaza area, Napoleon Plaza to provide an upgraded pedestrian precinct
The construction contract was awarded to [Thiess](/source/Thiess_(company)) in September 2012. In early 2014, construction at the Western Portal was put on hold to allow archaeologists to work on the site to preserve significant European and indigenous artefacts unearthed during excavation.[[http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects-wynyard-walk Wynyard Walk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615162838/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects-wynyard-walk |date=15 June 2016 }} [Transport for NSW](/source/Transport_for_NSW)]
On 19 October 2015, a new pedestrian bridge over Sussex Street was opened to provide a direct route into Barangaroo. Following completion of the walk on 20 September 2016,[{{cite press release |url=http://www.barangaroo.com/news-media/news/wynyard-walk-is-the-ultimate-shortcut-to-barangaroo.aspx |title=Wynyard Walk is the ultimate shortcut to Barangaroo |publisher=Barangaroo Delivery Authority |date=20 September 2016 |accessdate=22 February 2017 |archive-date=16 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116191122/http://www.barangaroo.com/news-media/news/wynyard-walk-is-the-ultimate-shortcut-to-barangaroo.aspx |url-status=live }}] the plaza created between Sussex Street and the tunnel, was named Napoleon Plaza, to reflect the connection to Francis Girard, who was thought responsible for the naming of the nearby Napoleon Street and who whose flour mill and wharf were nearby.[{{Cite web| title=Naming proposal - Napoleon Plaza | date=2016-06-20 | url=https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Data/Corporate,%20Finance,%20Properties%20and%20Tenders%20Committee/201606201400/Agenda/160620_CFPTC_ITEM05.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614125435/https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Data/Corporate,%20Finance,%20Properties%20and%20Tenders%20Committee/201606201400/Agenda/160620_CFPTC_ITEM05.pdf | archive-date=2018-06-14}}]
== Adjoining buildings ==
The Wynyard Walk connects pedestrians from Barangaroo through to Wynyard station - and continues through Wynyard Place (with exits on [George Street](/source/George_Street%2C_Sydney)) and on to the Hunter Connection (with exits on [Pitt Street](/source/Pitt_Street) and [Hunter Street](/source/Hunter_Street%2C_Sydney)).
The thoroughfare to George Street was rebuilt as part of the Wynyard Place development.[{{Cite web |title=Wynyard Place is Under Full Construction (Major Tenants inc. Allianz) - Build Sydney |url=https://www.buildsydney.com/10-carrington-wynyard-place/ |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=www.buildsydney.com/ |language=en-AU}}]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
Category:Tunnels in Sydney
Category:Tunnels completed in 2016
Category:2016 establishments in Australia
Category:Neo-futurist architecture in Australia
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