A NEW shared use path and the refurbishment of a train station building are among the requests Kingston Council will make to the state government when it builds rail over road in Parkdale.
Elevated rail will be used to replace the level crossings at Parkers Road and Warrigal Road. Kingston Council has opposed the skyrail solution in the area, but the project looks set to proceed.
An urban design framework has been drafted by Kingston Council in the hopes that the Level Crossing Removal Project will make changes to the project. Kingston councillor Tim Cochrane says that council is asking for “a shared user path including the provision of a safe crossing over Nepean Highway to Mordialloc, LXRP funded streetscape upgrades on both sides of Como Parade East and Como Parade West, the retention and refurbishment of the heritage station building for a practical use, the undergrounding of powerlines, and provision of a safe crossing point at Elm Grove.”
The mayor Steve Staikos says that although the framework has been drafted, council still hopes that the rail over road project will be rethought. “We continue to request the state government revisit its rail over road plans, but as they are pushing ahead, the UDF outlines a detailed mitigation strategy they must implement,” he said.
“We are working alongside our community, who are fiercely protective of their unique village, and we expect the detailed work we have done to put our community at the heart of the process. This project will shape the landscape in and around Parkdale/Mentone for generations and we have heard loud and clear from our community that they strongly support our whole of precinct approach.”
The LXRP was contacted for comment.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 3 August 2022
2 Comments
Kingston council are traitors. They never represent the public or democracy. It’s all about their sneaky own agendas with the Government. Shame on you! No one wants a sky rail in Parkdale village. You talk about greening and climate, well I’m fairly sure some hideous monstrosity of concrete, blocking the sun and sea breeze will be a great addition to the environment.
It won’t be as bad as you think. The community will gain far more than it “loses” with an elevated rail solution. Besides there is no other reasonable cost solution when taking into consideration the ground water problem in the area.