Designs have been released for the elevated rail tracks and new station at Mordialloc scheduled to be constructed next year and opened in 2026.
The plans show a bike facility through the precinct, which will be part of the route along the railway line from Caulfield to Mordialloc, and then on to Frankston.
It is unknown when and how this link will get over the Nepean Highway to connect to the next section of path being delivered by the neighbouring level crossing removal project at Parkdale.
The station redevelopment involves the permanent closure of Bear Street in Mordialloc and the creation of a precinct around the station designed to encourage active transport.
Surprisingly the designs do not show the exact location of the Parkiteer secure bike parking cage and how, or if, it will be connected to the trail.
The announcement also included the final designs of the level-crossing removal at Station Street across the Mordialloc Creek in Aspendale.
This provided the opportunity to connect the Station Street trail from Aspendale through to Mordialloc, currently the last missing link in the bike connection from Mordialloc to Frankston.
The rail tracks have been elevated to provide a new link from Station Street to the Nepean Highway, but the bike connection between the trail in Mordialloc and Station Street is sub-standard and includes an unfortunate slip-lane crossing and two-hop crossing of Station Street.
Connections to other local paths along the creek do not appear to have been properly resolved.
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