The Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA), on behalf of the Victorian Government, will oversee the removal of a further 25 level crossings in Melbourne by 2025, in addition to the 50 already planned, underway or completed.
Twenty-nine level crossings have been removed in three years.
These new sites have been prioritised and selected using four key principles:
- Safety: prioritise sites with a record of incidents or a high risk of incidents
- Movement: prioritise sites where high train frequencies and high traffic volumes cause excessive delay and unreliable journeys
- Place: prioritise sites where the level crossing divides communities and impedes access to important facilities
- Delivery: prioritise sites where there is an opportunity to increase investment efficiency and minimise disruption by delivering jointly with other projects
A preliminary assessment has been undertaken for each of the new sites to identify a recommended design, based on engineering requirements and site conditions. Further engineering assessments and community engagement will also take place.
Removing these additional 25 level crossings is a $6.6 billion investment, with further details on community engagement, planning and construction time frames to come.
The priority level crossing removal sites are:
- Gap Road, Sunbury
- Cramer Street, Preston
- Murray Road, Preston
- Oakover Road, Preston
- Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing
- Glen Huntly Road, Glen Huntly
- Neerim Road, Glen Huntly
- Chelsea Road, Chelsea
- Argyle Avenue, Chelsea
- Swanpool Avenue, Chelsea
- Munro Street, Coburg
- Reynard Street, Coburg
- Union Road, Surrey Hills
- Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert
- Mt Derrimut Road, Deer Park
- Robinsons Road, Deer Park
- Fitzgerald Road, Ardeer
- Main Street, Pakenham
- McGregor Road, Pakenham
- Racecourse Road, Pakenham
- Cardinia Road, Pakenham
- Webster Street, Dandenong
- Greens Road, Dandenong South
- Evans Road, Lyndhurst
- Camms Road, Cranbourne
