Wednesday, 1 November 2023

 Emma VULIN (Pakenham) (09:54): There is never a dull moment in Pakenham. Last week I went to visit the tremendous progress on the new 60-metre bridge over the Monash Freeway on the Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road. Two massive soil embankments have been completed, with the pair set to form the foundation of the new bridge over the Princes Freeway. Over 90,000 tonnes of soil have been piled up and left to settle over three months to give the best footing for this new bridge. It is now time to move on to the construction of the bridge itself, starting with the abutment on each side.

Last week I went on a tour with the Level Crossing Removal Project team to see the progress of the elevated rail and the new East Pakenham train station. The lift shafts have been installed, the new car park is looking amazing and we had 400 workers on this project alone in September.