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EDITHVALE-ASPENDALE thumped Mornington at the weekend and are set to take on Bonbeach in the Peninsula League qualifying final. See Sports, Page 14. Picture: Scott Memery
Race on to save road Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au A FIGHT to keep Eel Race Rd in Carrum open to traffic is set to go the distance despite a decision to close the road as part of the state government’s level crossing removals project. A petition with 571 signatures has
been tabled in the Victorian Parliament urging the state government to intervene and reverse a Level Crossing Removal Authority move to axe the road when road is separated from rail at Carrum. Opponents of the closure of Eel Race Rd say congestion will increase on nearby streets and part of the Carrum community will be effectively
cut off from neighbouring areas. Carrum residents Michael and Fiona Tellesson are heading the push to demand the Labor state government rethink the closure plans for Eel Race Rd. “If we lose that crossing and then lose Armstrong Rd down the track — literally — we’re going to be in strife and we’re going to be landlocked,”
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Mr Tellesson said. “That road was there before the Frankston line was built in 1882. That’s how far back it goes.” The LXRA argues Eel Race Rd should be closed for safety reasons and says motorists will be able to use McLeod Rd and Mascot Avenue to cross the railway line. A 900-metre long raised rail bridge
will be built over McLeod Rd and level crossings at Station St, Eel Race Rd and Mascot Ave will be removed. Eel Race Rd itself has been earmarked for closure. “It’s going to increase the traffic along Railway Parade and Station St in Seaford,” Mr Tellesson said. Continued Page 4