Crews are making progress at Ferris Road in Melton, Victoria as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.
The level crossing is being taken out and a new road bridge is being built over the rail line, which the Victorian Government said will “make journeys safer and provide more reliable travel times for the thousands of vehicles that travel through the crossing every day”.
Piling is now complete and 130,000 litres of concrete have been poured to create the foundations of the new road bridge.
The road bridge embankments are also under construction, with 12,500 tonnes of earth moved so far.
Over the coming months, retaining walls will be built from reinforced soil, and more than 600 reinforced concrete panels will be installed to support the weight of the new bridge.
The Ferris Road level crossing will be gone for good and the new bridge open to traffic in 2026.
The Government said this will ease the problem of motorists experiencing delays of up to 28 minutes each morning, when 16 trains travel through the crossing.
Another three “dangerous and congested” level crossings will be removed next year at Coburns and Exford roads in Melton, and at Hopkins Road in Truganina, and a new Melton Station will open in 2026.
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