CONSTRUCTION on the new rail bridges between Mordialloc and Aspendale is expected to begin next year.
The state government is removing the level crossings at Station Street in Aspendale and Bear and McDonald Streets in Mordialloc. Rail bridges will be built by 2026 to replace the Station Street and McDonald Street crossings.
Consultation on the project has now opened. The Engage Victoria website confirms that construction is expected to commence next year. Last month the state government announced that work on the project had been moved forward by three years (“Frankston line sky rail works brought forward” The News 13/6/23).
Kingston Council is hosting its own community consultation on the proposed designs for the rail bridges in Mordialloc.
Kingston mayor Hadi Saab said that the consultation process would help council advocate to the state government to “influence positive outcomes during the planning and construction phases”.
“By holding our own consultation, we can make sure we are reflecting our community’s hopes for this city shaping project,” he said. “Community voices are critical in this iconic part of southeast Melbourne, which truly commands the highest standards of urban and environmental design in crossing removal projects.”
Kingston councillor Tamsin Bearsley said that it is “vital that local experience and knowledge is used to help shape these projects from the ground up.”
“We have a proud and long-standing track record of working proactively and collaboratively in partnership with our communities and the LXRP in the past and we want this to continue,” she said.
The state government plans to remove every level crossing on the Frankston rail line by 2029.
To take council’s survey visit yourkingstonyoursay.com.au/mordi before 14 July. To make a submission to the state government visit engage.vic.gov.au/lxrp-mordialloc-and-aspendale by 23 July.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 28th June 2023