MAJOR works to remove the level crossings at McDonald Street in Mordialloc and Station Street in Aspendale are beginning. Rail bridges will be constructed to replace the level crossings. A new Mordialloc Station will be built to replace the existing one.
This month construction crews will place temporary fencing around the site, install concrete barriers on Albert Street in Mordialloc and Station Street and Nepean Highway in Aspendale, remove the traffic island at the intersection of Barkly and Bear streets, modify the zebra crossing on Albert Street near Mordialloc Beach Primary, prepare the site for heavy machinery by constructing concrete hardstands, and close the rail pedestrian crossings at Pine Crescent and Eulinga Avenue. While crews work there will be temporary road closures and rail replacements along the Frankston line.
In Mordialloc there will be off-peak lane closures and reduced speeds at the rail overpass on the Nepean Highway in mid-February for four weeks. Albert Street between Ashmore Avenue and McDonald Street will also be disrupted from early February. 48 car parks at Mordialloc Station near Bear Street will close in early February for up to five days.
In Aspendale on the Nepean Highway, road users will face off-peak lane closures southbound between Kiandra Close and Coleman Road in mid-February. Southbound lanes will close between the Station Street level crossing and Kara Grove from late January until late 2026.
Buses will replace trains on the Frankston line between Cheltenham, Frankston, and Stony Point stations from 8.30pm on 21 March until last service on 23 March.
Final designs are expected to be released later this year, with the project scheduled for completion in 2026. For more information on the disruptions visit bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/level-crossing-removal-project/frankston
First published in the Frankston Times – 4 February 2025