A road bridge has begun to take shape at Old Calder Highway in Diggers Rest as part of the ongoing level crossing removal project.
Level crossings at both Old Calder Highway and Watsons Road will be replaced by two road bridges that will separate vehicles from trains.
Last month, 450 concrete panels, each two metres long and two metres high, were installed as part of the retaining wall for the new Old Calder Highway Road road bridge.
The panels were delivered by truck to Diggers Rest from a casting yard in Albury and were stacked on top of one another to form the walls of the bridge, following the completion of piling for its foundations.
Later this year, the crew will begin to establish a site at Watsons Road, preparing for major works to construct the second road bridge.
More than 8000 vehicles use the Diggers Rest level crossings each day, with 27 trains travelling through the boom gates during the morning peak, leading to 36 minutes of boom gate down time.
The Diggers Rest Level Crossing Removal Project is part of the state’s goal of creating a level crossing-free Sunbury line in 2025.
