Works to remove the Bondi Road level crossing will start in 2020.
The level crossing will be removed by lowering the rail line into a trench and building a new road at the current level.
The removal of this level crossing will include the construction of a new Bonbeach Station.
The boom gates at the Bondi Road level crossing are down for an average of 45 minutes during the morning peak, when up to 30 trains run through the crossings. Current network plans to increase the number of trains running on the Frankston line, means more boom gate downtime.
The Edithvale–Bonbeach level crossing removal project was subject to an Environment Effects Statement (EES) process, due to its proximity to the Edithvale–Seaford Wetlands. In September 2018, the Minister for Planning’s Assessment of the EES for Edithvale and Bonbeach found that the rail-under-road option would not threaten the wetlands.
Construction starts this year and all the level crossings from Edithvale to Bonbeach will be gone in 2022.
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On behalf of the Victorian Government, the Level Crossing Removal Project is overseeing the removal of 75 dangerous and congested level crossings across Melbourne by 2025.
Current disruptions
Station Street, Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach – lane, car park and footpath closures
FRANKSTON LINE
From Wednesday 16 April to October 2020, there may be short periods of lane, carpark or footpath closures at some locations along Station Street through Aspendale, Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach.
Bonbeach Station – car park closures
FRANKSTON LINE
Up to 20 car spaces in the Bonbeach Station car park will be closed from Monday 11 May to late June 2020.
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