LEVEL CROSSINGS AUTHORITY
The Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project has changed the face of Victorian suburbs . Its project director , Brett Summers , tells Niki Waldegrave how blending the old with the new has made city living and commuting easier for future generations .
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T he train line from Melbourne CBD to Cranbourne and Pakenham is Melbourne ’ s busiest rail corridor , crossed by some of Australia ’ s most congested roads , where boom gates were down for up to 82 minutes during the morning peak .
With a number of fatalities recorded at level crossings on both that corridor and others , in 2015 the Victorian Government tasked the Victoriabased Level Crossings Removal Project with removing 50 dangerous level crossings by 2022 in addition to other infrastructure upgrades across section of Melbourne ’ s rail network .
One of its showpieces was the $ 1.6 billion Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project , an intensive logistical exercise led by project director Brett Summers .
One of Australian ’ s biggest construction plans , the Level Crossing Removal Project delivered the
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