WORK will begin this month to install bridge beams at Governor Road in Braeside.
The Mordialloc Freeway project team has finished building the bridge abutments and centre supports for the bridge. The beams will be installed from early June.
Major Roads Projects Victoria says “we’ll install 6 beams on the southern side of Governor Road between 6am and 6pm on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 June.”
“Once the first 12 beams have been lifted into place, we’ll move all traffic from the eastbound lanes onto the westbound lanes from Saturday 5 June until late 2021. One lane will continue to remain open in each direction. We’ll then install 6 beams on the northern side of Governor Road between 6am and 6pm on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 June.
“These works may be affected by the weather. If they are, we’ll continue to work between 6am and 6pm on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 June to finish installing the beams.
“The trucks delivering the bridge beams will need to enter our worksite via Springvale Road to avoid road closures on Governor Road between Boundary Road and Bate Drive for asphalt resurfacing works being carried out by the Department of Transport. Due to their size, the trucks are only permitted to travel between 1:30am and 5:30am. Up to six trucks will enter the site each night from Springvale Road and will park in our worksite with their engines off until 6am when we start work.”
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 2 June 2021