11 March 2024

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

From Monday 11 March, there will be changes to the way you travel.

Lilydale Line

Buses will replace trains on sections of the Belgrave and Lilydale lines between Blackburn, Belgrave and Lilydale stations from 8.30pm Tuesday 19 March until late March.

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 Telstra outages overnight until Wednesday 13 March while the new cables are commissioned. Further temporary outages will be required throughout late March and early April as part of this work. Impacted properties will be notified by the service provider.

Drainage relocation works are currently underway at the intersection of Main Street and Pierson Drive. Intermittent pedestrian detours will be required as these works are undertaken. Two car spaces will be temporarily closed while these works are carried out. Please refer to signage and follow the direction of traffic management staff.

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 the signage 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 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 and carry out major roadworks. Traffic management will be in place to ensure safe vehicle movements throughout the area and local access will be maintained to the car park.

From Tuesday 12 March, access to this car park will be impacted for up to three weeks. Alternative parking is available at the Devon Street multi-deck car park during this period.

Devon Street

Combined service route, drainage and cable hauling works continue 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.

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 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.

Beans and beams

There will be an opportunity for the local community to get involved and watch the beam lifts as they take place, as well as hear from our specialist engineers about the works and have a coffee and a treat on us! Keep an eye on our Events page and subscribe to email updates to stay in the loop.

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.

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