æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə wˈɛstɚn dɪstɹˈɪbjuːɾɚ, ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi hˈæɹɪs stɹˈiːt wʌz kənvˈɜːɾᵻd tə wˈʌn wˈeɪ ɪn ɐ nˈɔːɹðɚli dᵻɹˈɛkʃən fɹʌm fˈɪɡ stɹˈiːt tə jˈuːniən stɹˈiːt; ɪt ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ɐ tˈuːwˈeɪ stɹˈiːt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ˈæftɚ ðə wˈɛstɚn dɪstɹˈɪbjuːɾɚ wʌz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd vˈaɪə ðɪ ˈænzæk bɹˈɪdʒ.
As part of the Western Distributor, in May 1980 Harris Street was converted to one way in a northerly direction from Fig Street to Union Street; it returned to a two-way street in 1995 after the Western Distributor was extended via the Anzac Bridge.