Work will be underway soon on the new shared bike path that will fix the missing link between Newport Station and Altona North.
The the 400m off-road facility will connect along the rail line between Maddox Road and Ross Road.
It is being delivered as part of the Level Crossing removal at Maddox Road.
Passenger line rail bridges have already been installed and now work is under way to construct a bridge for the freight line.
Maddox Road will be closed from 6am, Friday 28 August until 7pm, Tuesday 15 September, while crews work around the clock to finish installing track and rail infrastructure on the new bridge and remove the at-grade freight rail line.
Crews have been working to complete the third and final rail bridge, with all 24 beams, each weighing approximately 110 tonnes, now installed.
In April, two new rail bridges were completed, enabling passenger trains to travel over Maddox Road. The Akuna Drive link road and the pedestrian and cycling bridge at Champion Road also opened, keeping locals connected and moving safely through the area.
When Maddox Road reopens in September, freight trains will travel over the new rail bridge, separating trains from drivers, pedestrians and cyclists for good.
Five level crossings are being removed in Melbourne’s inner west, at Newport, Altona, Spotswood and Yarraville, boosting safety and easing congestion throughout the area.
In recent weeks crews have been undertaking finishing works on the pedestrian and cycling bridge at Champion Road and building the walking and cycling path along Market Street and Railway Parade
Werribee Line
Buses replace trains between North Melbourne, Werribee and Williamstown from 11.30pm, Friday 28 to 5am, Sunday 30 August.
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee from 5am, Sunday 30 to last service, Monday 31 August.
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