The bridge is being built as part of removing the dangerous and congested Maidstone Street level crossing.
An 800 tonne mobile crane has lifted 6 beams – each weighing up to 75 tonnes and nearly 33 m long – over the Werribee Line, where the new road bridge will separate trains from drivers, pedestrians and cyclists for good.
A total of 16 concrete beams and one steel span will be lifted into place over 4 sections, with the first span of concrete beams now in place south of the level crossing.
The remaining 3 sections will be lifted in stages over the coming months, avoiding lengthy road closures and minimising disruptions to the community.
Over the coming weeks, crews will start to build a temporary road on the northern side of the rail line that will allow vehicles to use Maidstone Street while works continue on the new road bridge.
Traffic will switch to the temporary road later this year, meaning fewer road closures and significantly reducing disruptions to the community.
The Maidstone Street level crossing will be gone for good and the new road bridge open in 2027, improving safety and easing congestion for the 14,400 drivers using the crossing each day.
Five level crossings are going for good in Melbourne’s inner west, at Newport, Altona, Spotswood and Yarraville, boosting safety, easing congestion and making the Werribee Line boom gate free by 2030.
In total, 110 level crossings are being removed across Melbourne with 88 already gone for good.
