Environmental initiatives at Clyde Road, Berwick have been given the green light from the nation’s peak body for sustainability in infrastructure projects.
The Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) has awarded our Clyde Road Level Crossing Removal Project project a leading design rating in recognition of a range of environmental initiatives.
These initiatives include improving water quality through planting native grasses and replacing diesel light towers with solar-powered substitutes. Additionally, the project team conserved topsoil, subsoil, and vegetation for reuse and ran a Clean Up Australia Day event with a local high school.
The ISC rating system evaluates the economic, social and environmental performance of infrastructure across the planning, design, construction and operational phases, across Australia and New Zealand.
Additional level crossing removal projects to be recognised by ISC in 2021 include South Gippsland Highway, Evans Road, and Cardinia Road, which were all awarded leading design ratings.
Standout initiatives from those projects included installing smart lighting in the open space at Cardinia Road, planting propagated seedlings from remnant red gum trees in Parks Victoria land next to the Evans Road bridge and collecting rainwater off site for use at the South Gippsland Highway project.
Landscaping wrapped up at Clyde Road in July, with 37,000 trees, plants, shrubs and grasses planted across the project area.
The Clyde Road level crossing was the 12th to be removed on the Pakenham Line, which will be boom-gate free by 2025.