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Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News
24 March 2021
A WELCOME to Country and Smoking Ceremony at the opening of a new underpass between Braeside Park and the Woodlands Industrial Estate. Picture: Supplied
Underpass opening milestone for freeway AN underpass constructed as part of the $523 million Mordialloc Freeway project has been officially opened. The underpass between Braeside Park and the Woodlands Industrial Estate is part of the eight-kilometre walking and cycling track which will run beside the freeway. The rest of the path will open once the freeway is complete. It is expected to feature pedestrian lights and crossings at each intersection, seating, bi-
cycle racks, drinking fountains, and signage to key crossing points and destinations. Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson said “it’s fantastic to see the new pedestrian underpass now open - the first element of the Mordialloc Freeway to open to the public, with much more soon to come.” “The new freeway will greatly improve the quality of life for the local community, saving drivers 10 minutes
during peak travel times and taking 13,000 trucks off local roads,” he said. A mural will soon be installed on the underpass, measuring three metres high and 30 metres in length. The completed freeway will stretch nine kilometers from the Mornington Peninsula Freeway at Springvale Road in Aspendale Gardens to the Dingley Bypass in Dingley Village. It is expected to be finished by the end of this year.