Construction crews have lifted four giant bridge beams into place over Webb Street in Narre Warren, as part of the removal of the Webb Street level crossing.
Aiming to ease congestion for the 13,200 vehicles which pass through the crossing every day, where the boom gates can be down for up to 33 per cent of the morning peak, the project would make way for a modern renewed station.
Manufactured in Victoria and weighing up to 128 tonnes, crews carefully installed the beams overnight earlier this month.
At up to 31 metres long, the beams would form part of an almost one-kilometre-long bridge which will carry trains over Webb Street and will connect to a new steel bridge section over Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road that is set to be installed in the coming months.
With the beams now in place, crews would turn their attention to completing the new bridge by installing the remaining concrete beams and steel bridge section, and building the new Narre Warren Station.
The new Narre Warren Station would feature two accessible elevated platforms, an air-conditioned waiting room and kiosk, secure bike storage and a landscaped forecourt with seating.
Set to open by 2025, it would also offer improved pedestrian connections to Narre Warren village.
It would also feature new bus bays and a signalised pedestrian crossing on Webb Street, a new drop-off and taxi zone and upgraded car parking with improved lighting and CCTV.
Developed in collaboration with the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, the design of the station has aimed to ensure the materials, landscaping and structural elements of the station precinct connect meaningfully with the local area’s rich history and Stories of Country.
The project would create more reliable services for Pakenham and Cranbourne line commuters.
Buses are replacing trains between Dandenong and Pakenham stations from Friday 6 October to the last service on Sunday 8 October.
In total, 110 level crossings are going by 2030, with 72 already gone across Melbourne.
