Final designs have been released for the new road bridge that will remove the dangerous and congested level crossing at Maidstone Street, Altona, with major construction set to begin in the coming months.
The road bridge will feature patterned and textured surfaces finished in earthy browns, oranges and muted purples, while porthole-inspired windows will provide pedestrians using the bridge with views of the surrounding grasslands, and the You Yangs to the west.
Removing the 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.
A new pedestrian path will be built along the west side of the bridge to create safer connections for pedestrians, linking to an existing footpath network.
The designs also 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 level crossing each day, with the boom gates down more than 20 per cent of the morning peak.
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 Werribee Line will be level crossing free by 2030.
