The state government has released the final designs for the removal of the level crossing at Maidstone Street in Altona.
Construction is set to begin within coming months.
“We’re getting on with removing every level crossing on the Werribee Line, to slash congestion and improve safety for both drivers and train passengers,” Acting Transport Infrastructure Minister Sonya Kilkenny said.
The new road bridge will feature patterned and textured surfaces finished in earthy browns, oranges and muted purples, while windows will give pedestrians views of the surrounding grassland and You Yangs.
According to the government, removal of the level crossing and building of a road bridge will increase safety, slash travel times and give drivers a more reliable journey through the industrial area.
A new pedestrian path will be built along the west side of the bridge in order to create safer pedestrian connections.
Also included in the design are new street lights over the road bridge as well as landscaping featuring over 70 native trees and 12,000 plants, shrubs and grasses.
More than 14,000 vehicles travel through this level crossing every day, with the boom gates down for around 20 per cent of the morning peak according to government data.
The boom gates should be gone by 2027, ahead of the Werribee Line becoming level crossing free by 2030.
