The dangerous and congested level crossing between Skye and Overton Roads in Frankston will be gone by the middle of 2018.
A rail bridge will be built above the road.
After extensive community consultation, a design has been reached that means the bridge will be significantly shorter and lower than initially planned.
Getting rid of the crossing will improve access and liveability in the area by allowing people to travel by foot, bike, bus or car from one side of the rail line to the other safely and efficiently.
Current Disruptions
Skye/Overton Road Closure
Category
Road; Pedestrian
Affected suburbs
Description
As part of the Skye/Overton Road level crossing removal project, the intersection at the Skye/Overton Road level crossing will be closed between Friday 6 April until Monday 17 June 2018.Traffic detours will be in place until the road reopens.Pedestrian access across the rail line will be via the crossings at Cricklewood Avenue and Beach Street from 4 May until 25 June. There will be no pedestrian access at the Skye/Overton Road level crossing during this time.For more information, please view our interactive map....
View detailsFrankston and Stony Point lines – Buses replacing trains
Category
Train; Bus
Affected suburbs
Description
To allow for works to continue to remove the level crossings at Skye/Overton Road and Seaford Road on the Frankston line and build the new Frankston Station, buses will replace trains from Friday 4 May until the last service on Sunday 17 June on the Frankston line.
View detailsLarge U-trough beams - Travelling from Kilmore to Frankston
Category
Road
Affected suburbs
Description
During April and May 2018, 24 U-trough beams, each 31 metres long and weighing 280 tonnes, will be transported from Kilmore to Frankston to build new twin rail bridges.
View detailsFrankston – Temporary road closures
Category
Road
Affected suburbs
Description
As major construction begins on the Skye/Overton Road level crossing, there will be intermittent, temporary road closures in place on Dandenong Road East, Dandenong Road West, and Wells Road from Friday 4 May to mid-June 2018.
View detailsPedestrian access closed at Skye/Overton Road
Category
Pedestrian
Affected suburbs
Description
From Friday 4 May until Sunday 17 June, the pedestrian crossing at the Skye/Overton Road level crossing will be closed due to level crossing removal works.
View detailsFeatured News
Frankston line construction blitz starts
The decades old Frankston Station has been demolished, marking the start of a winter construction blitz on the Frankston line.
07/05/2018
LXRA and VicRoads: Together we can move great things
We're moving not one, not two, but 24 concrete U-trough beams by road, one at a time, from Kilmore to Frankston to build the new rail bridges at Skye/Overton Road.
27/04/2018
Video
Skye Road level crossing removal to start this year
Image Gallery
Skye/Overton - Construction November 2017
Construction in November 2017 on the Skye/Overton crossing
30/11/2017
Skye/Overton Road - Construction September 2017
Construction on the Skye/Overton site in September 2017
18/09/2017
Publications
North Western Program Alliance - Community relations charter
The North Western Program Alliance is committed to engaging the community by building understanding, trust and confidence in our program solutions and the delivery process.
Skye/ Overton Road and Frankston Station community update - April 2018
We're removing more level crossings from the Frankston line than any other train line in Melbourne.
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