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Designs revealed for Dandenong level crossing project

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Designs have been released for the removal of the Webster Street level crossing in Dandenong, Victoria, and the new road underpass connecting Princes Highway-Lonsdale Street to Cheltenham Road.

The project will include a new signalised intersection on Princes Highway-Lonsdale Street, with the new road taking traffic beneath the rail line before connecting with Cheltenham and Hammond roads.

The new connection will reroute traffic away from the heart of Dandenong’s CBD and keep heavy vehicles off residential streets, in line with the Revitalising Central Dandenong Masterplan.

It is part of a plan to improve traffic flow and connections in the busy industrial area of Greater Dandenong by getting rid of eight level crossings and building a new bridge over the rail line to remove the dead ends at Remington Drive and Pound Road West.

Webster Street will be closed to vehicles at the level crossing in late 2025 while construction is underway on the new road underpass to be completed by 2028.

There will also be work to relocate a major gas pipeline that services the south-east, which has been scheduled for the warmer months when gas demand is lower.

Locals can now have their say on aspects of the Dandenong designs and Webster Street level crossing removal by visiting engage.vic.gov.au/lxrp-webster-street.

Transport infrastructure minister Danny Pearson said the project would create a whole new connection for Dandenong, making the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines level crossing-free by 2025.