By Danielle Kutchel
Works to remove the remaining four level crossings and duplicate the track on the Cranbourne line are due to start next year, the State Government has said.
Included in the works is the removal of the Greens Road level crossing in Dandenong South.
Located in a commercial and industrial area, the Greens Road level crossing will be removed by building a new rail bridge over the road, with detailed investigations confirming this as the most suitable design.
Work will start in 2020 and the crossing will be gone by the end of 2022.
Work will also start next year to construct eight kilometres of new track between Dandenong and Cranbourne, removing single-track bottlenecks that prevent more services from being run.
These duplication works – including the rebuilding of Merinda Park Station – will be completed by 2023.
Eleven level crossings have already been removed on the Cranbourne line, with further technical investigations and community consultation to come for crossings at Webster Street in Dandenong and Camms Road in Cranbourne.
