Victoria’s transformation of road and rail infrastructure continues at a blistering pace this winter.
Work on 18 level crossing removals is continuing. The level crossings at Neerim and Glen Huntly roads level crossings will be gone for good and the new Glen Huntly Station will be open in August.
The Dynon Road Bridge in West Melbourne will be widened for the West Gate Tunnel Project, meaning significant road and rail disruptions for the west.
Major road improvements will continue in the north and south east on Hall and Craigieburn roads.
Teams will be hard at work across north east Melbourne, from Watsonia to Bulleen, in preparation for North East Link tunnelling to begin in 2024.
Find out about the major planned disruptions coming up near you.
Inner Melbourne
Work on the St Kilda Road bike lanes project continues, with lane closures in place between Toorak Road and St Kilda Junction.
Track renewal will take place between Spencer and Collins streets, affecting tram routes 11, 12, 48, 96 and 109.
Melbourne’s west
Major construction on the West Gate Tunnel Project will take place to widen the Dynon Road Bridge in winter. To conduct the work safely, buses will replace trains on the Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines for 16 days from 23 June.
Footscray Road will also be closed citybound and the Geelong Road to the Princes Freeway outbound entry ramp will be closed. Footscray Road will reopen on 16 June.
Melbourne’s north
As part of building North East Link, lanes will be closed occasionally on Greensborough, Manningham, Templestowe and Bulleen roads.
Craigieburn Road will be closed between Hanson and Bridgewater roads from late June to late August. There will also be lane, intersection and local road closures between Mickleham Road and the Hume Highway.
Buses replace trains on the Mernda Line between Reservoir and Epping stations from late July to early August as part of the Keon Park Level Crossing Removal Project.
On Melville Road in Brunswick West and Pascoe Vale South, buses will replace Route 58 trams and the road will be closed due to tram track renewal works.
Melbourne’s east
As part of the level crossing removal work in the east, buses replace trains on parts of the Belgrave and Lilydale lines in mid June and mid August.
Melbourne’s south east
The Cranbourne-Frankston, Evans and Hall roads intersection remains closed until 26 June, with road closures at the McCormicks and Hall roads intersection from late June to late August for Hall Road Upgrade works.
As part of level crossing removal works in Narre Warren, lanes will be closed on Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road and buses will replace trains on the Pakenham Line.
Work in Glen Huntly gets underway, with 2 dangerous and congested level crossings set to be removed and a new station to open by early August.
Regional Victoria
As part of the work to widen the Dynon Road Bridge in West Melbourne, there will be disruptions at times in July and August on the Geelong, Warrnambool, Ballarat, Ararat, Maryborough, Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill lines.
Work to prepare the Gippsland Line for a new signalling system will progress when coaches replace trains for 3 weeks in June and from mid August to early September.
Find out more
Check for up-to-date information on disruptions before you travel.