CONSTRUCTION works have begun on removing level crossings at Centre, North and McKinnon roads, Bentleigh. During the works, boom gates will be down for half an hour during morning peak.
Bentleigh MP Nick Staikos said the construction schedule for removal of the crossings had been brought forward from the end of next year, to mid-next year, meaning the crossings will be removed earlier in 2017 than expected.
This means the 34-day closure of the Frankston line, between Caulfield and Moorabbin, will occur before other closures from the nine level crossings set to go from the Cranbourne Pakenham rail line.
Express trains will stop at all stations during the morning and afternoon peaks, and the four weekday express services will be cancelled. McKinnon, Ormond and Bentleigh stations will also be closed for several months next year while new stations are built.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 4 November 2015
