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Mon.21.6.21 Metro Twitter
Aircraft: No ramp access to platforms until late 2021 (pedestrian-underpass works).
Flinders St: still with a lane closed for tunnel works.
Ginifer Station car park will be undergoing asphalting, compacting and line-marking work until Thurs  24 June. 87 spaces at the north end of the commuter car park on St Albans Rd will be closed. The rest of the car park will be available to commuters.
7.17 Sunbury line: Major delays between Diggers Rest and Footscray (an equipment fault).
- 7.27 Now major, yet all morning when I still had time to drive to get to work on time you pretended they were minor and the trains where "still moving"; 20 minutes later still no train.
- 9.47 now minor.
14.57 Glen Waverley line: Major delays (police attending to trespassers).  Trains may be held at platforms.
- 15.07 Now minor.
Frankston line: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Mordialloc from 20.45 until the last train (maintenance works).
Buses replace trains Ringwood - Lilydale from 22.30 until the last train (level-crossing works).

Two new Sydney cases as cluster grows to 11. Mary Ward June 21, 2021. 23 comments.
Commuters wore masks at Martin Place Station on Monday morning.CREDIT:NICK MOIR
...immediately call NSW Health on 1800 943 553, get a test and self-isolate...for these bus routes, with those on the 614X bus directed to self-isolate for 14 days regardless of their result.
614X from Baulkham Hills to Sydney on Tuesday departing Gooden Drive at 8.40am and arriving at Wynyard Stand J at 9.23am
614X from Sydney to Baulkham Hills on Tuesday departing Clarence Street at 5.44pm and arriving at Gooden Drive at 6.29pm
600 from Northmead to Parramatta on Wednesday, June 9 departing Windsor Road after Mary Street at 8.49am and arriving Smith Street after Phillip Street at 9.05am
600 from Northmead to Parramatta on Thursday, June 10 departing Windsor Road after Mary Street at 8.46am and arriving Smith Street after Phillip Street at 9.02am
600 from Parramatta to Winston Hills on Thursday, June 10 departing Smith Street at 2.14pm and arriving at Windsor Road after Churchill Drive at 2.28pm
600 from Northmead to Parramatta on Friday, June 11 departing Windsor Road after Mary Street at 8.44am and arriving Smith Street after Phillip Street at 9am
428 from Haymarket to Newtown on Tuesday departing Pitt Street opposite Barlow Street at 1.20pm and arriving King Street opposite Missenden Road at 1.34pm
428 from Newtown to Haymarket on Tuesday departing King Street opposite Missenden Road at 2.27pm and arriving Pitt Street opposite Barlow Street at 2.38pm
...Masks are mandatory on public transport across Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Wollongong and Shellharbour council areas.
...As of Sunday, masks are also mandatory in public indoor venues – such as shops, cinemas and aged care facilities – in seven Sydney council areas: the City of Sydney, Waverley, Randwick, Canada Bay, Inner West, Bayside, and Woollahra.
<www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/two-new-sydney-cases-as-cluster-grows-to-11-20210621-p582rd.html>

Frankston line: Level crossing removals Neerim Rd, Glen Huntly Rd Lucy Callander June 21, 2021 Caulfield Glen Eira Leader
A new tram stop and improved parking will help revamp a busy train station on the Frankston line. Check out the rest of the plan.
Artist’s impression of Glenhuntly Station showing access to Glen Huntly Rd.
The project includes the removal of dangerous and congested level crossings at Neerim Rd, Murrumbeena and Glen Huntly Rd, Glenhuntly by lowering the rail line into a 1km long trench.
Lifts and stairs will make station platforms easier to access. Picture: Artist’s impression
The new station will feature lowered platforms to better link public transport, shops and community areas and was designed to meet community feedback.
It will include six disabled parking spaces and three kiss and ride bays, bike cages and parking hoops.
There will be better lighting and security cameras will be installed throughout the precinct.
The station project includes a bike and pedestrian path. Picture: Artists’s impression
A bike and pedestrian path will also be created to connect Ormond and Caulfield.
Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) said taking out the Glen Huntly crossing would slash travel times for thousands of motorists and hundreds of trains and trams daily.
“Road users currently endure significant delays because the boom gates can be down for almost 60 per cent of the morning peak, as up to 40 trains run through the two crossings,” an LXRA spokesman said.
He said safety would also be significantly improved.
“Since 2016, there have been 12 near-misses at the Glen Huntly Road crossing, including 10 involving pedestrians.”
Glen Huntly also has one of Melbourne’s last remaining tram squares, and the manually operated level crossing requires trains to slow considerably – often delaying the more than 200 trams that pass through each day.
Oakleigh MP Steve Dimopoulos said the work would “make life easier for the thousands of people who travel through Glen Huntly every day”.
The level crossings are scheduled to be removed by 2023 making the Frankston line free of boom gates between Flinders St and Moorabbin station.
The entire project is expected to be finished in 2024.
<www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/frankston-line-level-crossing-removals-neerim-rd-glen-huntly-rd/news-story/2262902e79947fe663def76e5c9f6c52>
* Starting a year early..ok but will it be completed on schedule/budget ? Don't forget the Andrews Government are in charge LOL.
* who will be looking after small shops and local traffic in this area i hope local and state Gov have plan for small shop operators or this area will be dead  
* This is going to be a massive improvement for the Glen Huntly station area.
* Looking good and should lift that whole area which sadly has been in decline in recent years. Some of those empty and neglected shops and should be rebuilt into units retaining the ground level facade for historical reasons.
* 3 years of disruption. It will have a huge impact on small businesses. Many between the train line and Grange are already struggling.
* Of course the station should have been lowered at the same time as the others.  At the time, LXRA believed that it couldn't cope with the water table.  Years earlier, an attempt to elevate, was rejected by the locals, so the government took its bat and ball and retreated.  Now, LXRA is not only forced to lower, it has found that that is feasible.  However, the planned station is bleak and without soul, plagiarised from Jika Jika wing at Pentridge.  As noted by an earlier comment: LXRA is a law unto itself.  It has never once 'consulted' with anyone, it simply informs of what it is going to do, after the result is set in concrete.  It hates trees and vegetation with a passion.  Its first stage to any project is scorched earth.

ADF to steamroll bungled vaccine rollout as Victoria records one new local Covid case Mitch Clarke, Jack Paynter, Genevieve Alison, Jade Gailberger and Finn McHugh June 21, 2021 - 9:40PM
At least a thousand Victorians have escaped without a fine after a two-week police blitz on mask compliance on public transport.
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At least a thousand Victorians have escaped with just a warning after being caught without a mask on public transport.
The two-week sting by police resulted in almost 50 fines being issued to travellers who refused to comply with the rule to wear a mask on trains, trams and buses.
The mask rule on public transport has been a constant feature since the start of Victoria’s tough three-month lockdown from July to October last year.
Those who fail to wear a mask face a $200 fine.
Victoria Police announced a crackdown on mask compliance last month after a noticeable decline in commuters adhering to the rule during the state’s run of 86 straight days without a locally acquired Covid-19 case.
Masks are compulsory on public transport in Victoria. Picture: Wayne Taylor / NCA NewsWire
The number of passengers on public transport wearing masks slipped to about 50 per cent in early May, down from 77 per cent in March.
Transit Division Superintendent Andrew Humberstone said mask compliance increased to about 95 per cent during the operation.
“There were just under 50 fines issued during the course of this operation, while over 1100 people were given a formal warning and provided with a mask to wear,” he told NCA NewsWire.
“The vast majority of public transport users were highly compliant.
Masked up commuters wait at a tram stop outside Flinders Street Station on Monday. Picture: David Crosling / NCA NewsWire
Police speak to commuters at Southern Cross Station in Melbourne. Picture: Daniel Pockett / NCA NewsWire
“Initially, Operation Bane was established in response to growing community concern around diminishing mask compliance on public transport and it quickly became even more crucial to ensure everyone was wearing a mask as we battled another coronavirus outbreak in the state and restrictions tightened.”
Superintendent Humberstone said police and protective service officers would continue to have a presence across the public transport network even though the operation had concluded.
The operation ran from May 24 to June 6 and saw police adopt an educative approach.
Those without a face mask were offered one and people who rejected it and deliberately failed to comply with the chief health officer’s directions were slapped with a $200 fine.
Many commuters and workers in the city continue to wear masks as Covid restrictions are eased in Melbourne. Picture: David Crosling / NCA NewsWire
Police said the fourth state lockdown announced on May 28 – in the middle of the operation – resulted in a significant decrease of commuter traffic on public transport.
Victorians are still required to wear a mask indoors, including public transport, and outside where social distancing can’t be maintained.
ADF TO STEAMROLL BUNGLED VACCINE ROLLOUT
Australian Defence Force is being called in to help the nation’s sluggish vaccine rollout, as the number of doses each state can expect to receive by year’s end is finally revealed.
INTERSTATE TRAVEL STILL ON HOLD
SYDNEY CLUSTER GROWS
<www.heraldsun.com.au/coronavirus/victoria-tightens-border-as-nsw-cluster-grows/news-story/fc6bee1df4fd88d5a9224de8b79fff69>

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