Two new road bridges being built over the rail line at Ferris Road in Melton and Hopkins Road in Truganina are fast taking shape.
During a work blitz earlier this month, all of the bridge beams were lifted into place to allow for crews to start pouring the road decks for both bridges.
At Ferris Road, two cranes weighing up to 800 tonnes positioned 14 concrete beams weighing up to 49 tonnes each into position to form the two spans of the new bridge.
With the beams in place, crews poured 130,000 litres of concrete to complete the first section of the road bridge, tying in 33 tonnes of reinforced steel for added strength.
The remaining section of the bridge deck will be poured in the coming weeks.
Construction of the retaining walls that will support the new bridge has also begun, including installation of the 637 panels for the facade.
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In nearby Truganina, a total of 310,000 litres of concrete was poured for the Hopkins Road bridge spans, supported by 27 giant concrete beams weighing up to 59 tonnes each.
Crews will now pour the link slabs, the spaces between the bridge decks, and complete smoothing and finishing works.
The concrete will then take seven days to cure, a crucial process where the deck is kept moist to achieve full strength.
Over the next month, crews will continue to install the striking purple poles and the barrier screens and start installing road kerbs and road barriers between the shared use path and the road.
With the competition of these works, the Hopkins Road and Ferris Road level crossings will be gone, with the new road bridges to open in 2026.
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