To connect Crown Melbourne to its new high-class hotel, Crown Resorts has proposed the construction of a sky bridge that would aim to benefit hotel guests. The plan is quite controversial, however, as city planners are unsure of its effects on local traffic. According to a report in The Age, the sky bridge will be four metres high and five metres wide.

It will span 41 metres across Queens Bridge Street, one of the busiest roads in the area. Thousands of tourists and locals traverse the street, and city planners are concerned that a bridge may be an eyesore to pedestrian. The same concerns apply for the Crown Tower, which will be an 82-level skyscraper. It will have 400 hotel reels, 564 apartments and nearly 3000 metres of office space.

The tower will cast shadows, potentially ruining the view from the surrounding area. Ever since the proposal was submitted in November 2014, it has been a very polarising issue. While many residents are concerned that the skyscraper and bridge will take away from the beauty of the city, others believe that the design is quite striking and it will only enhance the street.

Crown Resorts has been sent a list of questions about the tower and the sky bridge but has yet to respond. The company’s spokesperson Karl Bitar stated that Crown and their partner architects are working on updated designs to address the concerns about the bridge’s and the tower’s designs. Planning Minister Dick Wynne will decide whether Crown Resorts will receive clearance to build the new structures.

We will keep you posted as further developments occur.

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