LEVEL CROSSINGS AUTHORITY
128 project with an alliance in conjunction with the likes of Lendlease , CPB Contractors , WSP , Aurecon and Metro Trains Melbourne .
They removed nine level crossings between Caulfield and Dandenong in Melbourne ’ s southeast by elevating the Cranbourne / Pakenham line over the road in three distinct sections .
Due to the program ’ s success , the government has expanded on the removal of 50 crossings to now eradicating 75 by 2022 .
“ A flagship program for the government , the Level Crossing Removal Project has already seen 29 level crossings removed out of the original 50 and following the result of the recent election , an additional 25 level crossings were prioritised for removal ,” says Summers .
The Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project saw the build of five new stations and 321 piers , each up to nine metres high . Its 40,000 tonnes of steel and 588 concrete beams weighed more than 85,000 tonnes , and opened up 22.5 hectares of space
This was always seen as a relatively controversial project because we put the train line up in the air
— Brett Summers Project Director , Caulfield to Dandenong at Level Crossing Removal Authority
FEBRUARY 2019