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    Published on 22 September 2025

    Frankston Rail Trail on road extension Stage 2

    We're extending the Frankston Rail Trail south from Patterson Road, Bentleigh to South Road, Moorabbin, with a range of cycling upgrades to improve safety, connectivity and route navigation. As part of our Improving Paths, Connecting Communities program, these works will help create a more continuous north-south cycling corridor between Caulfield and Moorabbin.

    We are planning to extend the Frankston Rail Trail south from Patterson Road, Bentleigh to South Road, Moorabbin with a range of local cycling upgrades. These works are part of our Improving Paths, Connecting Communities project under the Integrated Transport Strategy 2018-2031 (2024 Refresh) and build on the successful delivery of Stage 1 between Centre Road and Patterson Road, Bentleigh. 

    Once complete, Stage 2 and 3 will deliver safer, more direct cycling connections between Patterson Road and South Road, helping establish a continuous north-south active transport corridor from Caulfield to Moorabbin. 

    What’s happening 

    The Frankston Rail Trail is a cycling route that broadly follows the Frankston railway line, with the current trail extending from Caulfield to Patterson Road, Bentleigh. 

    We are preparing to deliver the next stages of the on-road extension, which will connect Patterson Road to Moorabbin through a range of improvements designed to support safer cycling.. 

    Works will include: 

    • raised pavements and traffic calming measures 

    • bike stencils and pavement markings 

    • new wayfinding and regulatory signage 

    These improvements will help create a safer and more comfortable environment for everyone, particularly people riding bikes, while making the route easier to follow and better connected to local destinations. 

    This project is part of our ‘Improving Paths, Connecting Communities’ program, jointly funded with the Australian Government through its Active Transport Fund.* 

     When is it happening?  

    The construction works are currently planned for October-November 2026 with a further stage scheduled from March to June. More details will follow the award of construction contract.  

    Residents living near locations where construction works will take place will be notified before construction works begin. 

     What are the impacts?  

    Once construction commences, works will take place weekdays between 7.30am–4.30pm. There may be some noise and dust from the sites, but our contractors will do their best to minimise it. 

    There will be road closures or detours near Railway Cresent and Uonga Road, Bentleigh. There will also be traffic controllers and signage onsite to help you navigate through the work area safely. Some car spaces around each of the worksites may be temporarily unavailable while the upgrades take place.  

     

    Map showing cycling connections along the Frankston rail line between Neerim Road and South Road. Stage 1, from Neerim Road to Patterson Road, is complete and includes shared paths, on-road connections, ramps, bike sharrows, signage, path markings and traffic-calming measures. Stage 2 (2026–27) extends from Patterson Road to Uonga Road, and Stage 3 (2027–28) continues from Uonga Road to South Road. A legend identifies railway stations, parks and reserves, existing trails, completed works and planned works.

    *Our Improving Paths, Connecting Communities program supports delivering Council’s 2040 Community Vision, the Council Plan and the Integrated Transport Strategy 2018-2031 (2024 Refresh). The program’s constituent projects are partly funded by Council as identified in Council Budget. 

    The Australian Government’s Active Transport Fund is providing $2.3 million to Glen Eira City Council to help improve shared use paths and footpaths, under our Improving Paths, Connecting Communities program. The program will make it safer, easier and nicer for people when they walk and ride bikes, including along the Frankston Rail Trail, between Queens Avenue and the Djerring Trail, and in centres such as Carnegie, Murrumbeena, Bentleigh and Moorabbin. Council is contributing at least $2.5 million to the program. The infrastructure improvements will be completed by 25 June 2029. 

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