Victorian Government Brochure - Level Crossing Removal
Brochure distributed around the Dandenong rail corridor for the Andrews Government's level crossing removal program which was part of its election campaign in the November 2014 election
The previous Liberal government had funded a number of crossing removals now underway with a separate package for the Dandenong Line with crossings at Centre Road and Clayton Road in Clayton to go, along with crossings at Carnegie and Murrumbeena. The project was cancelled - labelled a 'con' by Andrews, and a new one initiated which will see the remaining five go as well.
It should be noted here that the treatment now is to locally lower the rail line under the road by default at individual locations rather than regrading large sections or moving the road where it may also be possible. The cost for one location is now in the range of $150 - $200 million with a station rebuild and associated civil works with the government planning to grade separate 50 such locations around Melbourne - all somehow funded by state money alone.
With the cancellation of East West toll road between the Eastern Freeway and CityLink and little construction work in Melbourne at the time of this posting, the Andrews Government has now re-branded the crossing removals as a major project with a 'Level Crossing Removal Authority' (LXRA) to oversee it. The other major project in the pipeline is the Melbourne Metro which will not start construction for some time yet. Other projects to start include widening of the Tullarmarine Freeway and a proposal for a port connection to the already-busy West Gate Freeway as a replacement for East West - first mooted under the Brumby Labor Government's Eddington Transport Plan.
Level crossing removals were done at numerous locations around Melbourne in the 1960's and early 70's before a hiatus of work in the 1980's and 90's (freeway building in Melbourne also went quiet in the 1980s before resuming in the 1990's). Significantly increased rail patronage in recent years meant increased services which have resulted in boom gates down for lengthy periods of time on some lines - particularly on the busy Dandenong Corridor.
The image on this page is of a a Melbourne Comeng set at Murrumbeena station viewed from the footbridge (see map tag) refurbished by EDi Rail which was operated by M>Train when the Melbourne network was split into two private operators. Thanks to Vax80 for the brochure.
Victorian Government Brochure - Level Crossing Removal
Brochure distributed around the Dandenong rail corridor for the Andrews Government's level crossing removal program which was part of its election campaign in the November 2014 election
The previous Liberal government had funded a number of crossing removals now underway with a separate package for the Dandenong Line with crossings at Centre Road and Clayton Road in Clayton to go, along with crossings at Carnegie and Murrumbeena. The project was cancelled - labelled a 'con' by Andrews, and a new one initiated which will see the remaining five go as well.
It should be noted here that the treatment now is to locally lower the rail line under the road by default at individual locations rather than regrading large sections or moving the road where it may also be possible. The cost for one location is now in the range of $150 - $200 million with a station rebuild and associated civil works with the government planning to grade separate 50 such locations around Melbourne - all somehow funded by state money alone.
With the cancellation of East West toll road between the Eastern Freeway and CityLink and little construction work in Melbourne at the time of this posting, the Andrews Government has now re-branded the crossing removals as a major project with a 'Level Crossing Removal Authority' (LXRA) to oversee it. The other major project in the pipeline is the Melbourne Metro which will not start construction for some time yet. Other projects to start include widening of the Tullarmarine Freeway and a proposal for a port connection to the already-busy West Gate Freeway as a replacement for East West - first mooted under the Brumby Labor Government's Eddington Transport Plan.
Level crossing removals were done at numerous locations around Melbourne in the 1960's and early 70's before a hiatus of work in the 1980's and 90's (freeway building in Melbourne also went quiet in the 1980s before resuming in the 1990's). Significantly increased rail patronage in recent years meant increased services which have resulted in boom gates down for lengthy periods of time on some lines - particularly on the busy Dandenong Corridor.
The image on this page is of a a Melbourne Comeng set at Murrumbeena station viewed from the footbridge (see map tag) refurbished by EDi Rail which was operated by M>Train when the Melbourne network was split into two private operators. Thanks to Vax80 for the brochure.