An extended construction blitz through Williamstown is now underway, with buses replacing trains between Newport and Williamstown until Saturday 13 November.
Ferguson Street is also closed at the level crossing until late September while crews work to reinforce parts of the road, ready for excavation to begin underneath.
At the end of the blitz, the level crossing at Ferguson Street will be removed, with trains running on lowered tracks and stopping at a new North Williamstown Station.
On Saturday 21 August, excavation of ballast and clay began in earnest to create a 75m long, 17m wide rail trench.
Boom gates, bells and signals at the Ferguson Street level crossing were also dismantled to make way for trench works to begin.
The Ferguson Street level crossing sits alongside a complex 4 way roundabout and is used by 25,000 vehicles and 110 trains per day.
To create the trench, up to 50,000 cubic metres of clay and hard basalt rock will now be taken out of the rail corridor – enough to fill 20 Olympic swimming pools.
Our Ferguson Street program director said that crews would be working 24/7 throughout the 85 day blitz.
"These works will cause considerable disruption for the surrounding community, and we sincerely thank people for their patience and understanding," he said.
Ferguson Street will be the eighth of 13 level crossings to be removed in Melbourne's west.
Passengers and road users are asked to find out if they're affected and plan ahea at Victoria's Big Build.
