28 February 2025

We’re making the Sunbury Line level crossing free in 2025, a year ahead of schedule, removing 8 dangerous and congested level crossings to improve safety and reduce congestion.

What we’re doing

We’re closing Calder Park Drive between Glenbruar Drive/Manchester Drive roundabout and the Calder Freeway from midnight Wednesday 12 March to 11.59pm Sunday 16 March.

During this time, we will install 9 large concrete beams to continue forming the new road bridge deck.

We’ll also be working nights only in the rail corridor from Monday 3 March to Wednesday 5 March, 9pm to 4am each night to complete overhead wiring works.

We’ll continue with works to:

  • construct the shared use path
  • install essential services, including drainage and public lighting
  • install concrete bridge barriers, road kerb, screening and guardrail along the new bridge
  • install overhead wiring and steel structures in the rail corridor.

What to expect

  • Traffic management will be in place, including a road closure, lane closures and reduced speed limits at times.
  • Deliveries including large concrete beams and materials.
  • Machinery in the area including a large crane and delivery trucks.
  • Increased construction noise and light in the area. We aim to minimise noise and light spill as much as possible.
  • We’ll be in touch with directly impacted stakeholders ahead of works.
  • Access to properties and local businesses will be maintained.
  • To safely relocate existing services including public lighting, there will be a pedestrian detour on the corner of Calder Park Drive and Manchester Drive at times until late 2025.
  • Access to properties and local businesses will be maintained.
  • Our general working hours are Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm and Saturday 7am to 5pm.

Disruptions

Road

  • Calder Park Drive will be closed between Glenbruar Drive/Manchester Drive roundabout and the Calder Freeway from midnight Wednesday 12 March to 11:59pm Sunday 16 March. Detour via Kings Road and Melton Highway.
  • There may be lane closures and reduced speed limits on Calder Park Drive at times, please refer to traffic management.

Rail

  • Buses replace trains between North Melbourne and Sunbury from 8:30pm to last service each night, from Monday 3 March to Wednesday 5 March.
  • From Monday 3 March to Wednesday 5 March, night works will be occurring in the rail corridor each night between 9pm and 4am.

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