With final works underway to remove the Old Calder Highway level crossing in Diggers Rest, a new milestone in the project has seen the naming of the new road bridge.
Golden Way has been chosen for the new road, in a nod to the area’s gold rush roots and the township’s early origins in the 1850s as a resting point for diggers heading to Victoria’s goldfields.
The new road bridge will open on Wednesday, June 18, taking vehicles from Old Calder Highway over the rail line at Stan Payne Reserve and connecting to Diggers Rest-Coimadai Road.
Works will continue over the coming weeks to complete surfacing on the road bridge and finish the new roundabout on Old Calder Highway, which will connect to the new road bridge and keep traffic flowing.
Old Calder Highway will close between the level crossing and Diggers Rest-Coimadai Road from Wednesday, June 18 until Monday, July 21 to allow works to permanently close the road at the level crossing.
Works are also underway to build a road bridge over the Sunbury Line at Watsons Road.
“Removing the dangerous and congested level crossings in Diggers Rest is a golden opportunity to boost safety and ease congestion for the local community,” Sunbury MP Josh Bull said.
“With the Golden Way road bridge opening in mid-June, and the nearby Watsons Road level crossing set to go later this year, Diggers Rest and the Sunbury Line will be level crossing free in 2025.”
Both level crossings will be gone this year.
