[2] Olympic Boulevard starts at the intersection with Alexandra Avenue on the southern bank of the Yarra River, heading east as a four-lane single-carriageway road and immediately crossing the river over the Swan Street Bridge, heading east through Melbourne Park and Olympic Park precinct, before meeting with Punt Road in Richmond.

It continues east over the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines, meets with Madden Grove in Burnley, before crossing the Yarra River again and ends at Wallen Road in Hawthorn on its northern bank.

As the Board considered it essential not to hamper river traffic more than absolutely necessary, and due to the shortage of materials, it was decided to close the job down temporarily for a year.

[14][15] Originally expected to be completed in September 2017, the project had to be re-designed when the 70-year-old plans for the bridge, specifically its technical drawings, were found to be incorrect.

The upgraded bridge now caters for 30,000 vehicles per day,[14][15] and later won an urban design commendation at the Victorian Architecture Awards in June 2019.