The debate over the Aspendale level crossing removal is a textbook example of reactive planning. Kingston Council is completely right to reject the trench approach.
Trenches are just sunken walls that continue to slice communities in half and waste precious airspace.
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The only acceptable rail-under-road option is a full cut-and-cover layout, with state-owned, mixed-use medium density built directly on top.
Since the current government won't deliver that, an elevated viaduct is the best outcome. It actively reconnects the neighborhood.
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Elevated rail turns a dead industrial barrier into a continuous public park, shared cycling paths, and open community space.
Fusion backs the rail-over-road approach for Aspendale because we want infrastructure that heals urban divides, not deepens them.
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Read Kingston Council's full position on why the state needs to rethink the design and connect the community properly here:
kingston.vic.gov.au/council/news/latest-news/aspendale-lxrp
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