The category 1 levy area (red area)
The category 1 levy area is bounded by Hoddle St, Punt Rd, Queens Rd, Kings Way, the West Gate Freeway, City Link, Footscray Rd, Dudley St, Peel St, Queensberry St, Rathdowne St, Carlton St, Nicholson St, Gertrude St and Langridge St.
The category 2 levy area (blue area)
The category 2 levy area is bounded by Hoddle St, Punt Rd, Nepean Hwy, Barkly St, Blessington St, Marine Pde, the path leading to Brooks Jetty, Brooks Jetty, Port Phillip Bay, a straight line extending, at the same angle as Princes St, to Princes St, Princes St, Swallow St, Station St, Boundary St, including a straight line at the same angle as Boundary St across the light rail tracks at Smith Reserve, a straight line extending, at the same angle as Boundary St, from the intersection of Boundary St and Fennell St to the West Gate Freeway, the West Gate Freeway, City Link, the Yarra River, the Maribyrnong River, Smithfield Rd, Racecourse Rd (excluding the area that lies within the Moonee Valley Council boundaries), City Link, Dawson St, Glenlyon Rd, King St, Alister St, Willowbank Rd, a straight line extending, at the same angle as Willowbank Rd, from the end of Willowbank Rd to the Merri Creek, the Merri Creek, St Georges Rd, Merri Pde, Westgarth St, East St, a straight line extending, at the same angle as East St, from the end of East St to the Merri Creek, the Merri Creek, the Yarra River, Collins Bridge and Gipps St, excluding the category 1 levy area.
Expansion zone (new category 2 area)
The Government has announced that car parks in the expansion area for Category 2 will become subject to congestion levy in 2026 based on usage in 2025.
The new category 2 area is the area shown on the map as the expansion zone, being the areas in the Cities of Yarra and Stonington bounded by Hoddle St, Punt Rd, Queens Way, Dandenong Rd, Williams Rd, Williams Rd N, a straight line extending at the same angle as Williams Rd N into the Yarra River, the Yarra River, a straight line extending from the Yarra River, at the same angle as Gipps St, and Gipps St.
More information about the congestion levy.
