Work to duplicate a 1.2 kilometre single section of track between Heidelberg and Rosanna on the Hurstbridge line is now complete, meaning more trains can operate on the line. The duplication was completed as part of the Hurstbridge Rail Line Upgrade Stage 1, which also included the removal of level crossings on Grange Road in…
Category: Projects in Development
Cheltenham and Mentone AWP1 Occupation Update
We are now just over halfway through our major construction blitz on the AWP1 Level Crossing Removal Occupation. We have been remarkably busy with our crews working around the clock at various Cheltenham and Mentone job sites. Our progress so far includes, three level crossings which have now been successfully removed, two in Cheltenham, Park…
Brand New Stations for Chelsea, Edithvale and Bonbeach
From Edithvale to Bonbeach, five dangerous level crossings will be removed. This will fix local road networks and upgrade dangerous intersections. Construction of this vital project will start this year and all level crossings should be removed during 2022. In combination with the level crossing removals, Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach will be receiving brand new…
Carrum SkyRail Update
On the 11th of February the new underpass in Carrum opened connecting McLeod Road to Nepean Highway, creating a more efficient and safer connection for the 12,500 vehicles that use the road everyday. The original road configuration saw drivers zig-zagging through dangerous level crossings with congestion clogging Station Street and the Nepean Highway. The boom…
Beauty on The Seaford Road Sky Rail Bridge
In late August, six local Indigenous artists started to transform the area under the new Seaford Road rail bridge. Painting is underway on the four piers and walls at Seaford Road with designs that connect the Seaford community to Country. The Indigenous-inspired artwork incorporates illustrations of the Bunjil – or wedge-tailed eagle – as spiritual…