Level Crossing Removal Authority
| State Administrative Office overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2015 |
| Jurisdiction | Melbourne |
| Headquarters | Melbourne |
| Annual budget | $6 billion |
| Minister responsible |
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| State Administrative Office executive |
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| Parent State Administrative Office | Department of Transport |
| Website | www.levelcrossings.vic.gov.au |
The Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) is the Government of Victoria's administrative office overseeing the removal of 50 level crossings throughout Melbourne. Formed in late 2015, the government committed $2.4 billion in the 2015-2016 budget to remove the first 20 crossings by 2018 with the remaining 30 expected to be completed by 2022 at an estimated cost of $6 billion.[1]
History
In 2014, VicRoads compiled a report of the most dangerous level crossings in Victoria and handed it to the State Government who in turn prioritised the top 50 for removal through grade separation projects, honouring a commitment made in its 2014 election manifesto.[2] Many of the projects will involve the construction of new stations.
This led to the formation of the LXRA in 2015 to oversee and coordinate all planning, contracting and construction to the long term project.[3][4]
In the few years prior to its formation, level crossings had been replaced in Melbourne at Epping, Springvale and Sunshine.
List of crossings
Below is the list of 50 level crossings the LXRA will oversee the replacement of and their status as at August 2016:[5]
| Road | Nearest station | Line | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Highway | Bayswater | Belgrave | Completed December 2016 |
| Scoresby Road | Bayswater | Belgrave | Completed December 2016 |
| Blackburn Road | Blackburn | Belgrave | Completed January 2017 |
| Heatherdale Road | Heatherdale | Belgrave | Completed January 2017 |
| Buckley Street | Essendon | Craigieburn | In tender |
| Glenroy Road | Glenroy | Craigieburn | In tender |
| Abbotts Road | Dandenong | Cranbourne | In tender |
| Thompsons Road | Lyndhurst | Cranbourne | In tender |
| Centre Road | Bentleigh | Frankston | Completed August 2016 |
| Station Street | Bonbeach | Frankston | Detailed planning |
| Station Street | Carrum | Frankston | Detailed planning |
| Charman Road | Cheltenham | Frankston | Detailed planning |
| Edithvale Road | Edithvale | Frankston | Detailed planning |
| Skye/Overton Road | Frankston | Frankston | Detailed planning |
| McKinnon Road | McKinnon | Frankston | Completed August 2016[6] |
| Balcombe Road | Mentone | Frankston | Detailed planning |
| North Road | Ormond | Frankston | Completed August 2016 |
| Eel Race Road | Seaford | Frankston | Detailed planning |
| Seaford Road | Seaford | Frankston | Detailed planning |
| Burke Road | Gardiner | Glen Waverley | Completed January 2016[7] |
| Toorak Road | Kooyong | Glen Waverley | Early planning |
| Grange Road | Alphington | Hurstbridge | In tender |
| Lower Plenty Road | Rosanna | Hurstbridge | In tender |
| Maroondah Highway | Lilydale | Lilydale | Early planning |
| Manchester Road | Mooroolbark | Lilydale | Early planning |
| Clyde Road | Berwick | Pakenham | Early planning |
| Grange Road | Carnegie | Pakenham | Under construction |
| Koornang Road | Carnegie | Pakenham | Under construction |
| Centre Road | Clayton | Pakenham | Under construction |
| Clayton Road | Clayton | Pakenham | Under construction |
| South Gippsland Highway | Dandenong | Pakenham | Early planning |
| Hallam Road | Hallam | Pakenham | Early planning |
| Poath Road | Hughesdale | Pakenham | Under construction |
| Murrumbeena Road | Murrumbeena | Pakenham | Under construction |
| Chandler Road | Noble Park | Pakenham | Under construction |
| Corrigan Road | Noble Park | Pakenham | Under construction |
| Heatherton Road | Noble Park | Pakenham | Under construction |
| Bell Street | Preston | South Morang | In tender |
| High Street | Reservoir | South Morang | In tender |
| Furlong Road | Ginifer | Sunbury | Completed November 2016 |
| Main Road | St Albans | Sunbury | Completed November 2016 |
| Melton Highway | Watergardens | Sunbury | In tender |
| Moreland Road | Brunswick | Upfield | In tender |
| Camp Road | Campbellfield | Upfield | In tender |
| Bell Street | Coburg | Upfield | In tender |
| Aviation Road | Laverton | Werribee | In tender |
| Cherry Street | Werribee | Werribee | In tender |
| Werribee Street | Werribee | Werribee | In tender |
| Kororoit Creek Road | North Williamstown | Williamstown | In tender |
| Ferguson Street | Williamstown | Williamstown | In tender |
References
- ↑ "About - Level Crossing Removal Project". Level Crossing Removal Authority.
- ↑ "Level crossings: VicRoads list of Melbourne's worst overlooked by Labor". The Age.
- ↑ "Melbourne level crossing removal plan to be fast-tracked, Government says". ABC News. 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "About the authority". Level Crossing Removal Authority.
- ↑ Level Crossings Level Crossing Removal Authority
- ↑ Frankston line reopens as level crossing program rolls on The Age, 1 August 2016
- ↑ Labor Government delivers new station in Glen Iris Premier of Victoria 18 January 2016