20 May 2024

We’ve removed the level crossing at Bedford Road, Ringwood, while construction continues to remove the level crossing at Dublin Road, Ringwood East which will make Ringwood level crossing free in 2024, a year ahead of schedule.

While our major construction blitz is complete, we will undertake ongoing finishing works around Bedford Road and the rail corridor, such as cleaning up our sites and building the missing walking and cycling link between the Heathmont Rail Trail and Bedford Park.

In May and June 2024, we’ll continue to work during the day from 7am to 6pm in and around the rail corridor. Works will include:

  • finishing footpath reinstatement on a section of Pitt Street
  • completing drainage works on Bedford Road
  • building the shared use path in the rail corridor, including some vegetation removal
  • commencing soft landscaping works around the rail corridor
  • fencing in the rail corridor, including some vegetation trimming
  • ground investigations including soil sampling and underground service investigations using non-destructive digging machinery and hand tools.

Impacts to local roads, foot/cycle paths and parking

Pitt Street

7am to 6pm, ongoing throughout June:

  • Intermittent shuttle flow on Pitt Street while footpath reinstatement works take place
  • A section of the footpath on the rail side will remain closed. The footpath on the opposite side will remain open.

Lena Grove and Heathmont Rail Trail

7am to 6pm, ongoing throughout July:

  • Construction vehicles and machinery accessing the rail corridor intermittently from Lena Grove.
  • One side of Lena Grove will have ‘no standing’ with the other side reinstated for street parking.
  • Access to Heathmont Rail Trail via Lena Grove temporarily closed.

Bedford Road

7am to 6pm, Monday 20 May to June:

  • A section of footpath will be temporarily closed for drainage works. The footpath on the opposite side will remain open.

Myrtle Avenue and Heathmont Rail Trail

7am to 6pm, Monday 27 May to Friday 7 June:

  • Construction vehicles and machinery accessing the rail corridor intermittently from Myrtle Avenue for construction of the shared use path.
  • Access to Heathmont Rail Trail via Myrtle Avenue temporarily closed.

What to expect

  • Intermittent onsite traffic management will be in place to help road users and pedestrians navigate around the local area safely.
  • Continued presence of workers, truck movements and construction equipment.
  • Please be aware works can sometimes take longer than expected or need to be rescheduled due to weather and other factors outside of our control.
  • There may be times where we need to adjust our works and will advise when this is happening.

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