Piling is underway for the foundation of two rail bridges to separate trains and vehicles at the Melton level crossings.
The rail line at Coburns Road and Exford Road is being elevated and a new accessible Melton Station with four platforms is being built as part of the project.
These level crossing removals aim to ease congestion and improve safety on local roads by permanently separating road and rail traffic.
At Coburns and Exford roads, crews are using a 75-tonne piling rig to dig 40 holes up to 9 metres deep, forming the concrete pillars that will support the new rail bridges and station structure.
Once piling is complete, construction will continue on the rest of the bridge structures and the elevated station.
The new Melton Station will feature dedicated platforms for trains starting and terminating at Melton, while also accommodating Ballarat line services.
