THE new cycling and walking path along Station Street in Edithvale, Bonbeach, and Chelsea will open in stages from next month.
When works are complete, there will be 11 kilometres of continuous pathway between Frankston and Edithvale.
The path is being built as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project’s works at the Chelsea, Edithvale, and Bonbeach Stations. Resurfacing will take place along Station Street until the end of April, with work to be completed in stages between First Avenue in Aspendale and Mernda Avenue in Bonbeach.
Level Crossing Removal Project assistant program director Andrew Brenchley has warned that motorists may face disruptions while works are completed. “While we continue our finishing works, including Station Street resurfacing, motorists should prepare for disruptions at times and plan their journey, with all of the works to be done by the middle of the year,” he said. “There’s not long to go until locals are walking, jogging and cycling along the 11 kilometres of shared use path between Edithvale and Frankston.”
Level Crossing Removal Project undergraduate site engineer Train Sangkhamatr said “it’s really great to see the three new station precincts coming together so well and locals say they really appreciate the work we’re doing.”
Final works at the three stations, which are expected to be finished within months, includes the planting of 800 trees and 85,000 shrubs. The opening of more car parks and installation of CCTV to monitor them is also taking place, as well as finishing works on the Chelsea pedestrian bridge.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 6 April 2022