Final designs have been unveiled for the new road bridge that will remove the level crossing at Maidstone Street in Altona, Victoria.
The Victorian Government said removing the “dangerous and congested” level crossing and building a road bridge over the Werribee Line will boost safety and create more reliable travel times through the busy industrial area.
Site establishment and early works to remove the crossing have now started, with major construction set to kick off in the coming months, and the boom gates gone for good in 2027.
The road bridge will feature patterned and textured surfaces finished in earthy browns, oranges and muted purples.
Porthole-inspired windows will offer pedestrians using the bridge views of the surrounding grasslands and the You Yangs to the west.
A new pedestrian path will also be built along the west side of the bridge to create safer connections for pedestrians, linking to an existing footpath network.
The designs include new street lighting over the road bridge, and landscaping featuring more than 70 native trees and 12,000 plants, shrubs and grasses chosen to reflect the biodiversity of the nearby Altona Grasslands.
More than 14,000 vehicles travel through the Maidstone Street level crossing every day, with the boom gates down more than 20 per cent of the morning peak.
The Werribee Line will be level crossing free by 2030.
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