It's elevated rail for the Dandenong corridor level crossing removals

It's elevated rail for the Dandenong corridor level crossing removals
Alastair TaylorFebruary 7, 2016

The Victorian Government has announced that it will proceed with an elevated rail solution for grade separating the nine level crossings that currently exist between Caufield and Dandenong stations.

Likewise on Sunday afternoon the Level Crossings Removal Authority website has released a video and provided details on each of the sites where a level crossing will be removed.

The project is set to cost $1.6 billion in total and by elevating the rail lines above the ground level, the media release states 225,000 square metres (22.5 hectares) of new public space will be created in three separate locations between Caulfield and Dandenong.

The winner of the tender is a consortium of CPB Contractors and Lend Lease and construction is set to begin this year and completed in 2018, just in time for the next state election.

The following renders are from the Level Crossing Removal Authority's website, select the title above each image to read about the proposed design.

Grange Road, Carnegie

It's elevated rail for the Dandenong corridor level crossing removals
Grange Road in Carnegie. Image courtesy of www.levelcrossings.vic.gov.au

Koornang Road and Carnegie Station

It's elevated rail for the Dandenong corridor level crossing removals
Koornang Road and Carnegie Station. Image courtesy of www.levelcrossings.vic.gov.au

Murrumbeena Road and Murrumbeena Station

It's elevated rail for the Dandenong corridor level crossing removals
Murrumbeena Road and Murrumbeen Station. Image courtesy of www.levelcrossings.vic.gov.au

Poath Road and Hughesdale Station

It's elevated rail for the Dandenong corridor level crossing removals
Poath Road and Hughesdale Station. Image courtesy of www.levelcrossings.vic.gov.au

Clayton Road and Clayton Station

It's elevated rail for the Dandenong corridor level crossing removals
Clayton Road and Clayton Station. Image courtesy of www.levelcrossings.vic.gov.au

Centre Road, Clayton

It's elevated rail for the Dandenong corridor level crossing removals
Centre Road, Clayton. Image courtesy of www.levelcrossings.vic.gov.au

Corrigan Road, Noble Park

It's elevated rail for the Dandenong corridor level crossing removals
Corrigan Road, Noble Park. Image courtesy of www.levelcrossings.vic.gov.au

Heatherton Road and Noble Park Station

It's elevated rail for the Dandenong corridor level crossing removals
Heatherton Road and Noble Park Station. Image courtesy of www.levelcrossings.vic.gov.au

Chandler Road, Noble Park

It's elevated rail for the Dandenong corridor level crossing removals
Chandler Road, Noble Park. Image courtesy of www.levelcrossings.vic.gov.au

More comment and analysis will be published later this week.

Alastair Taylor

Alastair Taylor is a co-founder of Urban.com.au. Now a freelance writer, Alastair focuses on the intersection of public transport, public policy and related impacts on medium and high-density development.

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