[3] A campaign to eliminate the steps on this popular cycling route to the CBD has been running since at least 2008.

On 7 December 2016 the NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay confirmed that the northern stairway would be replaced with a A$20 million ramp alleviating the need for cyclists to dismount.

At the same time the NSW Government announced plans to upgrade the southern ramp at a projected cost of A$15 million.

[8][9][10] As of April 2021, Transport for NSW refused to release current plans, partly because it would be unable to “deal with the anticipated volume of communications” from the public.

[21] The NSW Roads Regulations state that a person must not ride a bicycle on any part of the Sydney Harbour Bridge other than a cycleway.