In Mordialloc, we're building new, signalised pedestrian crossings on Albert and McDonald streets.
A new 1km walking and cycling path will run through the station precinct and will offer a safer, easier and more direct route to the new Mordialloc Station. Running from the northern station entrance, across the new signalised crossing at McDonald Street and continuing behind Main Street, the path will provide connections to Main Street shops and the existing path at the Beach Road roundabout.
These changes, along with the closure of Bear Street, will allow pedestrians and cyclists to move safely through the station precinct.
In Aspendale, a new walking and cycling path along the rail line will connect to existing paths within Attenborough Park. We’ll build 2 new pedestrian crossings at Station Street and signalised crossings at the new set of traffic lights to allow safe crossing at Nepean Highway, the new link road and Hearle Avenue.
The new walking and cycling path in Mordialloc will connect the station to the immediate precinct, Main Street shops and Beach Road. A new path connection next to the Mordialloc Stabling Yard will link into the existing paths at George Woods Reserve and Park Street.
In Aspendale, the path will connect Attenborough Park to the bike lane on Station Street near James Avenue.
To make way for safety adjustments required for the new roundabout on Station Street, Station Street bike lanes will be removed from near Attenborough Road to James Avenue, where the new walking and cycling path along the rail line will connect to the existing on-road bike lane.
The new rail bridges in Mordialloc and Aspendale will descend to connect with the existing bridge over Mordialloc Creek. To enable this, adjustments need to be made to the nearby Mordialloc Stabling Yard.
To maintain the stabling yard’s capacity and functionality, we need to adjust the layout and extend the tracks to ensure there is sufficient space for trains to park. This will remove the space required to access the underpass, meaning it has to close.
Retaining the Mordialloc Stabling Yard is essential to keep the Frankston Line running and has been a key consideration in the project design.
Locals can continue to use alternate routes via Mordialloc Creek bridge, Longbeach Trail and Mordialloc Creek Trail. As part of the project, we’ll build a new path connection next to the stabling yard, which will link into the existing paths at George Woods Reserve and Park Street.
For more information and a map with the stabling yard layout, read the Mordialloc Stabling Yard underpass closure fact sheet.
Yes, the new walking and cycling paths will have lighting for safety.
Pedestrian and cyclist safety is a top priority for the project. We’re relocating and upgrading the existing McDonald Street pedestrian crossing near the Nepean Highway around 70m east, closer to Mordialloc Station and Albert Street. The new crossing location will reduce congestion on McDonald Street and Nepean Highway and create a safe connection for pedestrians and cyclists at Mordialloc Station.
Currently, the crossing on McDonald Street is near the Nepean Highway roundabout, and is half signalised, half zebra crossing. To retain the crossing, it would need to be entirely signalised, or made into a full zebra crossing, which would be less safe and would increase traffic congestion.
Traffic modelling shows that making this pedestrian crossing completely signalised would cause significant congestion on the Nepean Highway, as it may result in traffic backing up through the roundabout, particularly during peak times.
A zebra crossing would have a similar impact and is less safe for pedestrians. With the new lane on McDonald Street, there is also not enough room to build a zebra crossing. This is because a zebra crossing across more than 4 lanes of traffic must have a pedestrian refuge in the middle, and there isn’t room for this on McDonald Street without narrowing the footpaths.
Additional safety measures will be implemented at the former crossing, including barriers located at the kerbs near the former roundabout crossing to discourage jaywalking and safely separate road and path users.
Replacing the Nepean Highway and McDonald Street roundabout with a signalised intersection is also not within the scope of project works and would have significant impacts on the palm trees and parking on the Main Street service roads.