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Not only are we making local communities safer and Melbourne’s traffic less congested - we’re also committed to urban renewal during construction and creating new community open spaces.

The new Carrum foreshore park and McLeod Road extension is now open for locals. We reckon our early artists impressions pretty much got it right. Take a look.

Works have been continuing on the Carrum revitalisation project with the latest community open space now complete. Carrum’s new foreshore park is now open for locals to enjoy, just in time for summer.

The new Carrum Station main entrance on McLeod Road and station facilities opened to the public on Saturday 25 July 2020.

Carrum is now level crossing free with trains running over the new rail bridge and stopping at the new station from today.

McLeod Road, Carrum has now been connected to the Nepean Highway, creating a safer and more direct connection for the 12,500 vehicles that use the road every day.

From Sunday 2 February to Sunday 8 March, spend $10 or more at any participating local trader in Carrum to receive an entry to our ‘Golden Ticket’ competition.

The new Carrum Station opens on Monday 17 February 2020. Trains will be running, mykis will be beeping but there are still some finishing touches to come.

Works are heating up in Carrum this summer as we get ready to remove three level crossings and open the new Carrum Station and direct connection of McLeod Road to Nepean Highway in February.

Contracts on six level crossing removals were awarded this week, bringing the total number of level crossing removals under contract to 50.

We’re coming in hot this summer in Carrum as we gear up to open the new Carrum Station on Monday 17 February 2020.

Victoria’s Big Build will ramp up over the summer months as a record amount of work is carried out on transport projects from December through to February.

As part of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia’s Annual Conference, we hosted more than 60 professionals from across the Australian infrastructure industry at a site tour in Carrum.

The Southern Program Alliance (SPA) recently hosted ‘Flavours of Carrum’ – a local food event to celebrate the Victorian Seniors Festival.

Works are underway for the new direct McLeod Road connection to the Nepean Highway, set to open in early 2020.

We want to see your ‘back-in-the-day’ shots of shopping strips, train stations, beaches, and fashionable locals in the suburbs from Cheltenham to Carrum.

Exciting news: we’re running a colouring competition these September school holidays for Carrum kids.

To support Australian veterans transitioning into new industries, we have recruited Veterans in Construction (ViC) – a local social enterprise – to work on our new Carrum Station.

Thank you for your patience while we worked around the clock in Carrum in July.

The new station design is based on community feedback to enhance Carrum’s bayside village feel and respond to coastal weather conditions.

Carrum Station is now closed and demolition works are underway in preparation for the new rail bridge and modern station.

Residents will have noticed the 12-metre-high ‘urban marker’ take shape over the past couple of weeks. With the final feature, an aluminium frame with wedge-tailed eagle designs, installed earlier thi

Station staff at Carrum recently shared some of their favourite memories ahead of the station closing this Saturday, so that works can progress.

Major works are ramping up to make Carrum safer and less congested. To get the job done safely, there will be road and rail changes in the area.

To enable works to progress there will be changes to the way you travel around the area in March and April.

Carrum Station’s iconic palm tree is headed on holiday.

Carrum is set to farewell three dangerous and congested level crossings with major works starting in the beach side suburb soon.

The Level Crossing Removal Project is establishing a Stakeholder Liaison Group (SLG) as a way to share information with the community and answer questions on construction activities.

Earlier this year we opened a road bridge connecting Carrum and Bonbeach, and today that bridge got a name.

As we wrap up work on Karrum Karrum Bridge , our attention is turning to the removal of the level crossings in Carrum.

Head to the Carrum information hub on the foreshore, just a short walk from Carrum train station

For the first time ever, Carrum and Bonbeach residents are now able to drive along Station Street without having to detour onto the Nepean Highway, something locals have been wanting for decades.

The new Station Street road bridge which connects Carrum and Bonbeach will be open to traffic from 22 September and we are asking the community to get involved in choosing a name.

The final round of community consultation on the Carrum revitalisation is now closed. We would like to thank the local community for getting involved and providing feedback to help shape the area.

The Level Crossing Removal Authority’s emphasis on safety paid off this week.

With work on the Patterson River road bridge progressing well, we’re pleased to let you know the bridge will open to traffic by the end of September – in time for snapper season.

The first borehole was drilled on Monday morning to investigate subsurface soil, rock, and groundwater conditions. Along Station Street you’ll be able to spot a drilling rig and suction truck.

As well as removing the level crossings at Station Street and Eel Race Road in Carrum and Mascot Avenue, Bonbeach we are transforming Carrum into a modern, connected and vibrant bayside suburb.

A recent forum gave young people in Carrum an opportunity to provide their input and help shape the upcoming Carrum Revitalisation works.

Outlook social enterprise promotes inclusion by bringing dignity, empowerment and choice to workers.

A full house of more than 50 residents visited Patterson River Secondary College in May to learn more about the Seaford and Carrum level crossing removal projects.

To allow for the safe construction of the new Station Street road bridge, we will establish a small construction site for equipment on both sides of the river on Station Street.

Works will start in Carrum and Seaford in early 2018, with our construction partners announced today.

A massive $50 million investment to revitalise Carrum has been unveiled, which will transform the bayside suburb as part of the level crossing removal project.

A massive plan to revitalise Carrum was revealed today.