Seaford online information session slides and Q and A's – May 2026

11 June 2026

We know how important the Seaford RSL and Scout Group are to the Seaford community.

The RSL buildings and Scout Hall will be retained and will remain open throughout construction.

We've met with representatives from the RSL and the Seaford Scouts to learn more about their facilities and how they operate, and we’re working with them throughout the project.

We’re committed to supporting local businesses through local disruptions. Our team will work directly with businesses to support them throughout construction.

We’ll also ensure they have information about travel disruptions to help their staff and customers get around.

Additionally, we’ll look to:

meet face-to-face with traders
create additional signage and wayfinding to help customers find businesses
develop and fund advertising and marketing campaigns on behalf of businesses and the trader precinct
develop and fund activation programs and events to support local businesses and build resilience
use local business to provide goods and services to the project’s workforce and community events.

We will also manage traffic and workforce parking.

At times, we’ll need to complete 24/7 works. The project team will work closely with the residents and understand any measures which may need to be taken to minimise the impacts of works, such as proactive offers of respite or relocation.

During construction, our team will regularly check in with local businesses and residents to share project updates, answer questions and address concerns.

If you have any questions about your specific business, please get in touch by calling 1800 105 105 or emailing levelcrossings@bigbuild.vic.gov.au

Like Parkdale and Carrum, we’re building rail bridges over the roads to remove the Armstrongs Road and Station Street level crossings and building a new elevated Seaford Station.

As with Parkdale and Carrum, the new elevated station will feature better facilities for passengers.

Some of the facilities featured in the new Seaford Station include:

seating and standing areas on the platforms protected from weather
lifts and stairs to the platforms making it accessible for everyone to catch the train
station entrance at each end of the 160m platforms for convenient access from both sides of the rail line
landscaping and seating areas
upgraded modern facilities
pathways, lighting and security cameras to provide a safer station precinct
secure bike storage Parkiteer and bike hoops
Bathroom facilities
Improved connections with new access between the station eastern and western car parks and entrances and exits on Railway Parade and Station Street. Safety will be improved with new drop off areas at Railway Parade and Station Street and a new pedestrian crossing built on Railway Parade

During community consultation last year, we heard the Seaford community loves the coastal and village feel of the area.

In response to this, the new station precinct reflects the local area, featuring colours drawn from the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands, Kananook Creek, Seaford Beach and local flora, including the Coastal Banksia.

The station forecourt will feature paving and materials that draw inspiration from the coastline and sand dunes, acknowledging Seaford’s unique surroundings and coastal environment.

The feedback we receive on the early designs will be used to help shape final designs, which will be released next year.

Project designs are being developed in collaboration with Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, the Registered Aboriginal Party for this Country. The final designs, materials and landscaping will reflect learnings, stories, legacy, culture and connection to lands and waterways, ecology and geology and share First Nations stories with the community.

The new Seaford Station will have the same number of parking spaces as the existing station.

We’ve redesigned the station car park to make it easier to walk, drive and ride through the precinct.

The station car park will feature a brand-new connection between the eastern and western car parks, entrances and exits and new pick up and drop off areas on Railway Parade and Station Street

Any changes to parking spaces on the Railway Parade side of the station will be offset by the new station parking spaces beneath the rail line adjacent to the RSL and in the station precinct.

You can view the early designs station precinct map in our latest community newsletter.

The path will be retained.

As the project is still in the development stage, details regarding construction impacts are still being worked through.

We’re working to ensure pedestrian access is maintained wherever possible.

We’ll be able to share more information about access changes, proposed detours and ways to move around the area before construction and before any changes are made.

There is no property acquisition required as part of the Seaford level crossing removal project.

Part of our project planning includes developing methodologies for fast and efficient construction to minimise the impact to passengers and train services.

There will be times we’ll need to close the Frankston Line to build the rail bridges and new Seaford Station.

While the Frankston Line is closed we'll work 24 hours a day to complete works as quickly as possible and to minimise disruptions and impacts for passengers along the line.

We’ll be able to share more information about travel changes and timing next year.

We'll provide notifications about travel changes in a variety of ways, including:

printed materials including works notifications and newsletters
project web page updates
email updates
online and in person information sessions and pop ups
SMS notifications

To build the rail bridges and new elevated Seaford Station, there will be times when trains will not run on the Frankston Line.

Part of our project planning includes developing methodologies for fast and efficient construction to minimise the impact to passengers and train services.

Typically, there will be a range of short-term closures of the Frankston Line which we aim to do during off-peak times, like weekends and after hours, with buses replacing trains during these times.

Later in the project, we'll need to close the Frankston Line for a longer period to complete construction and get trains running on the new bridges and to the new station.

When the Frankston Line is closed, we'll work 24 hours a day to complete works as quickly as possible and to minimise disruptions and impacts for passengers along the line.

We’ll be able to share more information about travel changes and timing next year.

The 160m long platforms will start south of Mackenzie Street.

McCrae Street is about in the middle of the platforms.

The platforms will end in between McCrae Street and Hazel Street.

You can view the new Seaford Station precinct map in our latest community update.

The rail bridges will minimise impacts from noise from Metro Trains as they will be built out of u-shaped concrete bridge segments, known as u-troughs, in which the train sits.

Using u-troughs reduces the noise generated by trains moving along the track, as the train wheels and tracks sit within the concrete structure.

Much of the noise experienced from rail operations also comes from train wheels running along the tracks, and older rail lines with imperfections in the track can be noisier than newer lines that will be installed as part of the project.

Removing the level crossings also means no more ringing bells from the boom gates and trains no longer needing to sound their horns as they travel over the roads with a level crossing.

Trains will continue to use their horns for safety purposes when arriving and departing at the station as this is a Metro Trains operational safety requirement.

Where possible, speakers at the station will be positioned to minimise noise beyond the platforms and station concourse and the volume will be adjusted at night when the background noise levels are lower.

Noise levels from the station, including the noise from the public address system, will comply with the thresholds set out in the Environment Protection Authority Victoria State Environment Protection Policy (The Noise Protocol, May 2021).

We understand that construction does have an impact on the community.

In the lead up to and during construction, the project team will work closely with residents to understand any measures which may need to be taken to minimise the impact of works.

This can include proactive offers of respite or relocation.

Respite may be offered to residents, this may include noise cancelling headphones or vouchers to activities providing respite periods out of home.
Based on noise modelling relocation is offered to eligible residents to provide alternative accommodation for sleeping. This is usually serviced apartment style accommodation with kitchen and laundry facilities.

The project has a dedicated team who manages respite and relocations. This team works to determine anticipated impacts from works and eligible properties for proactive respite and relocation.

When construction starts next year, our team will work individually with eligible households to provide detailed information about the respite and relocation offered and to discuss their needs.

Our team gets in touch with eligible residents through email and letterbox notifications, telephone calls and doorknocking where possible.

During works, respite and relocation requests are assessed on a case-by-case basis, depending on the nature and extent of works occurring on site.

A drinking fountain will be included in the forecourt of the new Seaford Station.

Construction will start next year, with the level crossings gone for good and the new Seaford Station open in 2028.

After trains services return, we’ll work on landscaping, planting and finishing works in the station precinct.

We’ll be able to share more information about what to expect during construction next year.

As the project is still in the development stage, much of the detail regarding construction impacts is still being worked through. We’ll have more information to share the community and Seaford Kindergarten as the project progresses.

We have spoken with the team at Seaford Kindergarten and will continue to work with them to support them throughout the project, including sharing information about disruptions and construction impacts once they are confirmed.

The team that is delivering this project has experience in working in communities with childcare centres next to construction of new rail bridges and stations.

We’ll draw on these lessons for our Seaford project.

The old substation building north of the RSL is heritage listed. Works to remove or repurpose the substation are not withing the scope of our project.

Our project team includes a range of designers who have extensive experience designing rail infrastructure.

As part of the design process, our team has focused on mitigating visual impacts from the new rail bridge as much as possible.

Along the new rail bridge in the station precinct there will be architectural screening of at least 1.2m high to minimise views from the train into homes and front and backyards.

Architectural screening on our projects is typically installed for visual amenity purposes, such as to increase privacy and minimise overlooking.

Due to the distance from nearby homes and the height of the rail bridge, overlooking assessments have determined that no additional screening is required on the Armstrongs Road rail bridge.

If you have any concerns or would like to speak to a member of the team about your personal circumstances, please call us on 1800 105 105 or email levelcrossings@bigbuild.vic.gov.au

There will be times when we will need to close roads around the level crossings to safely build the rail bridges and new Seaford Station and to remove the rail infrastructure from the road.

We will have more information about disruptions before we start construction next year.

We will inform the community about any road closures well in advance.

We’ll also share information about detour routes and will have traffic management in place to guide vehicles, pedestrians and bike riders safely through the area while we work.

If any properties have changed access during construction, the team will proactively work with them.

We have a dedicated team out on site who work with the community to ensure they are informed about our works and supported during construction.

Our team will inform and engage with the community through many channels, including works notifications delivered to nearby properties, information sessions, pop ups at station, doorknocks to nearby properties, online email updates, website information, community newsletters and works notices delivered to the area, signage in the area and SMS updates.

As the project is in the development stage, details regarding works timing, including night works, are still being worked through.

We aim to schedule works during standard construction hours wherever possible, generally from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday and 7am to 1pm on Saturdays.

At times, we’ll need to work 24/7 get things done as quickly as possible and to minimise disruptions and impacts for passengers along the line.

The project team will work closely with the residents to understand any measures which may be need to be taken to minimise the impact of works, such as proactive offers of respite or relocation.

The community will be informed well in advance ahead of night works taking place.

We’re still in the early design phase of the project and we’re yet to determine the type of lifts we’ll install in the new Seaford Station.

There will be 2 lifts at the new Seaford Station, one at each station entrance. Lifts will be able to accommodate mobility scooters, wheelchairs and prams.

The lifts will be fully Disability Discrimination Act compliant and will operate with a backup power supply should there be a power outage.

We know trees, vegetation and green space are important to the local community and support biodiversity along the rail corridor. Minimising vegetation removal is considered in both project design and during construction.

Where possible, to minimize impacts to Kananook Creek Reserve we’ll build the rail bridges and new Seaford Station from the station car park and Railway Parade, however there will be times we’ll need to use small parts of Kananook Creek Reserve.

Investigations show that trees and shrubs will need to be trimmed or removed in the Project boundary including along Railway Parade and Kananook Creek Reserve, and in Seaford North Reserve. As part of project development, we’re work to minimise these impacts and retain as many trees as possible.

As part of our planning, arborists and environmental experts will conduct comprehensive assessments of every tree and all vegetation within the Project boundary. With their advice, we'll refine our designs and use construction methods that retain as many trees and as much vegetation as possible.

The project will notify the community before any tree or vegetation removal.

Before tree and vegetation removal, we work with fauna handlers who inspect trees and vegetation and safely rehome fauna we may encounter. These fauna handlers are also on site during any vegetation removal works to safely relocate any wildlife we may encounter unexpectedly.

When construction is complete, we’ll plant new trees, shrubs and grasses. New plantings will feature species suited to local conditions and the surrounding coastal environment.

Access to both the hall and the Seaford Community Centre will be maintained throughout the project.

There will be times when we will need to close roads around the Station Street level crossing to safely build the rail bridge and new Seaford Station and to remove the rail infrastructure out of the road.

We’ll let the community know in advance about any changes to Station Street and how you access the hall and community centre.

We’ll remove the level crossing at Armstrongs Road by building a rail bridge over the road. Armstrongs Road will remain in its current alignment, however, we’ll smooth out the intersection to remove the hump.

Elevating the rail line over the road will improve safety by separating trains from vehicles, pedestrians, and bike riders while maintaining access to Nepean Highway and Seaford Beach.

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Seaford online information session slides \u2013 May 2026 (PDF 2.9 MB)