The level crossing at Evans Road, Lyndhurst was removed in October 2020 with a road bridge.
Evans Road was closed at the level crossing since 2005 for community safety. Removing the level crossing has restored local connections and access to important services, such as shops and schools.
Evans Road was the first of four remaining crossings on the Cranbourne line to go as part of the Cranbourne Line Upgrade Project. The vital upgrades will make the Cranbourne line free of level crossings, fully duplicated between Cranbourne and Dandenong, and deliver a brand-new Merinda Park Station.
These upgrades, along with the Metro Tunnel Project, will pave the way for more trains more often, a more reliable train network and 45 per cent more peak capacity on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines.
On behalf of the Victorian Government, the Level Crossing Removal Project is removing 85 dangerous and congested level crossings across Melbourne by 2025.
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Cranbourne Line Upgrade progress update
Works will ramp up on the Cranbourne Line Upgrade in 2021. Have a look at what we've done so far.
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Evans Road, Lyndhurst – red gum seed planting
We’ve planted red gum seedlings around the road bridge at Evans Road, Lyndhurst.
12 Nov 2021
Evans Road now open
Evans Road opened to traffic for the first time in 15 years on Friday 30 October
30 Oct 2020
Publications
Cranbourne Line Upgrade community update – November 2021
29 Nov 2021It’s been a big year on the Cranbourne Line with 75% of the new duplicated track already laid between Cranbourne and Dandenong and the recent opening of the underpass at Merinda Park Station.
Works notice – Western Port Highway bridge to Evans Road
05 Nov 2021This works notification provides an overview of construction activities and impacts throughout November and December 2021 between Western Port Highway and Evans Road.