Sunbury locals already benefitting from Big Build road and rail upgrades have more to look forward to as crews prepare to open the Metro Tunnel and the Sunbury Line becomes level crossing free later this year.
Work is continuing to get rid of the level crossings at Calder Park Drive, and Holden Road, Calder Park, and Old Calder Highway and Watsons Road, in Diggers Rest.
Removing these crossings by building road bridges over the rail line will allow more trains to run more often and help to prepare the area for future development. Once the road bridge opens at Calder Park Drive, the Holden Road level crossing will close. This will make local roads safer and journeys on the Sunbury Line faster.
Getting rid of these crossings helps pave the way for trainsto travel from Sunbury to Pakenham via the Metro Tunnel without a single boom gate.
The Metro Tunnel will connect the Sunbury Line with the Cranbourne/Pakenham lines, and travel through five new stations in the city – Arden, Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac.
A direct service to Parkville will transform the commute for staff, patients, students and visitors to the hospital and university precinct. The new Anzac Station will significantly improve access to the St Kilda Road precinct and key Melbourne landmarks.
The Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (VIDA) is delivering the state’s transport and health infrastructure programs. This includes more than 200 projects such as the Metro Tunnel, North East Link, West Gate Tunnel, removing 110 level crossings, building new hospitals and upgrades to ambulance stations, specialist health services and early parenting centres.
Kevin Devlin, Director General, Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority said “We’re making the Sunbury Line level crossing free, and we’ll connect the west to the Metro Tunnel, making it easier to get to the city, to uni or the hospital precinct. Thank you so much for your patience while crews work on our local road and rail projects.”
