The sump pumps on the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail between Footscray Rd and Dynon Rd are no longer operating. This has resulted in the path becoming completely inundated at the points where it dips below the water level underneath the railway bridges. In fact, the retaining wall is serving to keep water on the path, so the water level at one point is higher on the path than in the creek itself.
If you’re sure-footed, you can walk along the top of the retaining wall on the creek side (west). Just remember to watch your head if you’re taller than about 160 cm. There’s no way you’ll be able to get through with a bicycle.
Unfortunately, it’s a pretty big detour on either side. Dudley St is the closest to the east, and Dock Link Rd is the closest to the west. Remember the Dynon Rd bridge over the railways is still closed, and the new dedicated path for pedestrians and cyclists hasn’t opened yet (so when traveling towards Docklands, if you want to get to Dudley St you need to turn off the Trail at Arden St).
The sump pumps on the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail between Dynon Rd and Mt Alexander Rd are still operating normally.
I always wondered whether those sections of the path ever flooded when the water level was higher!
Yeah, they do flood in the rain, but normally the sump pumps work well enough that the worst you’ll suffer is having to wade ankle-deep. Without the sump pumps, it’s impassable.