Work is powering ahead to make the Lilydale Line level crossing free by 2024, a year ahead of schedule.

Works are ramping up to remove the congested level crossing and roundabout by elevating the rail line, building a new Croydon Station and transport hub, and creating new road links to connect Croydon’s town centre.

What we’re doing week commencing 4 March 2024

Main Street and Lacey Street

• Intermittent lane closures will be required throughout March to carry out Telstra relocation works and footpath reinstatement works on Main Street and Lacey Street. Pedestrian and vehicle detours will be required. Please refer to signage and follow directions from traffic management staff. There will be temporary outages overnight between Tuesday 5 March and Wednesday 13 March while the new cables are commissioned. Impacted properties will be notified by the service provider.
• From Tuesday 12 March until Friday 15 March footpath reinstatement works will be carried out on Lacey Street. A pedestrian detour will be in place. Please follow signage in place and directions from our traffic control staff.

Pierson Drive

• A temporary road closure is currently in place on Pierson Drive between 57 and 93 Main Street while drainage relocation works and roadworks continue. This work will continue until early April. Rear driveway access will continue to be temporarily closed throughout this period. Pedestrian access is temporarily closed so we can build the kerb adjacent to the back of the buildings.
• Pierson Drive is closed at the intersection of Pierson Drive and Railway Grove until early April so we can install cables for the new traffic and public lighting. Traffic management will be in place to ensure safe vehicle movements throughout the area and local access will be maintained to the car park. In March, access to this car park will be impacted – further information will be provided to impacted businesses as works progress.

Devon Street

• Combined service route, drainage and cable hauling works are continuing on Devon Street. Traffic management is in place to facilitate safe vehicle movements to and from site

Upcoming out of hours works

At times, out of hours works are required to safely complete work. This may include delivery of materials, plant and machinery, utility relocations, road asphalting, reinstatement and other work activities. We will provide detail of these works to impacted residents and businesses. Our normal construction working hours are Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm and Saturdays, 7am to 3pm.

Bridge foundation works

• Works are underway to build the new rail bridge foundations, which includes piling, pier and crosshead construction works. On some occasions, these works may exceed normal construction hours while significant concrete pours are carried out and large machinery is being transported between sites. We’ll keep nearby residents updated when this happens.

What to expect

There will be changes to the way you travel around the precinct while we work. Please take care when moving around the works areas and pay attention to the pedestrian detour signage in place.

Traffic management will be in place to assist vehicles and pedestrians around works areas throughout these works. Some minor delays may be expected at times while heavy machinery and vehicle movements take place.

You may experience moderate noise from machinery such as piling, cranes, rollers and excavators. Please be aware that works can sometimes take longer than expected or need to be rescheduled due to weather and other factors outside of our control.

More information

• If you have any questions about this information, please contact us on 1800 105 105 or via email at contact@levelcrossings.vic.gov.au.
• For regular information about the progress of this project, sign up for email updates.
• You can also sign up for SMS alerts by texting 'Coolstore' to 0438 942 094.