Preliminary works have begun around Reservoir station, but no one knows what the final design looks like. That intersection is a monumental clusterf..k even when trains aren't running, the design would surely involve some sort of road improvement...

Preliminary works have begun around Reservoir station, but no one knows what the final design looks like. That intersection is a monumental clusterf..k even when trains aren't running, the design would surely involve some sort of road improvement...

Preliminary works have begun around Reservoir station, but no one knows what the final design looks like. That intersection is a monumental clusterf..k even when trains aren't running, the design would surely involve some sort of road improvement...

Why not check the LXRA website; which has the station design pictured a number of times. The LXRA are raising the rail line but not doing any major road works as that is Vicroads responsibility (or whatever the name of the organisation that has taken on road works from them)

Neil

Where would you even put park and ride facilities at Bentleigh and Hampton.

Where would you even put park and ride facilities at Bentleigh and Hampton.

Multi level car parks on the existing car park site.

Exactly why they selected Bentleigh for one, though, is not clear.

Starting the process of trying to buy back their voters?

Starting the process of trying to buy back their voters?

More like the desperate death throes of a federal government completely out of touch with Melbourne.

Ironically the average punter will associate major construction with Dan Andrews anyway, and it’ll have the familiar logos of PTV all over it, so there may not be too much electoral benefit...

There are many locations all over Melbourne that could use an expansion of parking spaces, of which Bentleigh & Hampton are just two, but It would be nice if people could leave their personal political prejudices out when discussing them.

So the attempt at rebuttal to anyone questioning the garbage some post is 'it doesn't belong here'.

There are many locations all over Melbourne that could use an expansion of parking spaces, of which Bentleigh & Hampton are just two, but It would be nice if people could leave their personal political prejudices out when discussing them.

Not sure what’s you’re insinuating here: that was my attempt at an objective opinion on the electoral value of the federal government funding car parks. It had nothing to do with my personal politics.

If you want my political view on the subject though, here it is: spending any more taxpayer money on station car parking is completely and utterly unjustifiable, and any funds that would have been thus committed should be redirected to improved bus services. Car parks cost tens of thousands of dollars per space, far and away above what it would cost to transport the same number of people to the station on a bus network.

https://www.railpage.com.au/news/s/major-works-to-kick-off-in-carrum

Interesting to see that a temporary slew will be built through the Carrum carpark while the viaduct is constructed. Very sensible use of space.

Also, Toorak Rd will be a rather elegant viaduct structure.

One of the original 50 that was lingering. Good to finally get some designs for it. A missed opportunity to not remove Tooronga Road at the same time. Few hundred meters more and you could Knock off two.

Is Tooronga Road even on the list of crossings to be removed?

That artist impression of Toorak Road rail bridge surely has exaggerated the ramp angle ? Looks unusually sharp!