The first column for Noble Park’s elevated rail is in place.
Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams visited a work site near Mons Parade to check on the progress on Monday 6 March.
The project dubbed sky rail will remove nine level crossings on the Dandenong line – including those at Heatherton, Chandler and Corrigan roads – and create 22.5 hectares of new open space and parkland.
Ms Williams said boom gates were down for more than half of the morning peak at these crossings, including 73 minutes at Heatherton Road and 72 minutes at Corrigan Road.
Workers raised the first Noble Park column late last month.
It will support the new elevated Noble Park Railway Station, which will feature improved lighting and comfort and better access to Douglas Street shops.
Most of the area’s 90 columns – known as piers – will be made on-site, with concrete poured into moulds and left to set.
“We are ramping up works to get rid of these level crossings once and for all to improve connectivity in the area and revitalise Noble Park,” Ms Williams said.
“Two thousand jobs are being created on this project – now after weeks of preparation we are starting to see the results above ground.”
