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60 of Melbourne’s dangerous and congested level crossings are now gone for good, with Glenroy Road re-opening to traffic in the early hours of this morning.

The new Glenroy Station opened to passengers on Friday evening, as part of a construction blitz to remove the dangerous and congested level crossing at Glenroy Road, Glenroy.

The finish line is in sight at Glenroy, as progress to remove Melbourne’s 60th dangerous and congested level crossing at Glenroy Road and build a new Glenroy Station reaches the final stages.

It’s a big couple of months for the project in Glenroy with the end in sight.

Last week, the project team at Glenroy, along with their families and friends partnered with local volunteer group Clean Up Glenroy for Clean Up Australia Day.

More exciting news from Glenroy – last week the construction team started laying ballast, rail and tracks in the new rail trench at Glenroy, underneath Glenroy Road.

Great news for Glenroy locals – your new Glenroy Station will open on Saturday 7 May.

Crews on the Glenroy Level Crossing Removal Project made terrific progress throughout 2021 and are gearing up for another massive year.

As work continues on the rail trench underneath Glenroy Road to remove the level crossing, two artworks have been selected to be incorporated into the new Glenroy Station precinct later this year.

We know trees, vegetation and green spaces are valued by Glenroy, and our landscaping designers kept this in mind as they developed the landscaping plan for the new Glenroy Station precinct.

Progress on Glenroy’s new rail trench is well on track with more than 40% of the ‘big dig’ complete.

Massive beams weighing up to 37 tonnes have been trucked in to the Glenroy level crossing removal site this week.

Our Glenroy Level Crossing Removal Project wrapped up nine days of around the clock works in the early hours of Friday 16 April, as excavation of the new rail trench reached 16 per cent complete.

A nine-day construction blitz will kick off on 6 April, with crews excavating soil and rock along the Craigieburn rail line.

We had a fantastic turn out with more than 1000 people hopping along to the local Glenroy shopping precinct to join in our Easter egg hunt on Saturday 27 March.

The Easter Bunny is making a special appearance at Glenroy shopping precinct on Saturday 27 March to host a free Easter egg hunt.

Glenroy Road has re-opened on Monday morning, following seven weeks of intensive work. Nominations for members of the community to join our Stakeholder Liaison Group are also now open.

With the Craigieburn rail line closed in early January, we’ve made tonnes of progress at Glenroy.

Major construction starts this week to remove the Glenroy Road level crossing and build a new Glenroy Station.

As works heat up on the Glenroy Level Crossing Removal Project this summer, there will be rail and road closures in the area.

Victorians are encouraged to plan ahead and allow extra travel time this summer, with work on major infrastructure projects, including 20 level crossings sites, forging ahead.

Designs for the new premium Glenroy Station have been revealed, as early works continue on the Glenroy Road level crossing removal project.

In May this year we asked the Glenroy community for their ideas about what they'd like to see included in and around the new station precinct. Read what we heard.

We’re seeking community feedback as we continue to refine the design for removing the Glenroy Road level crossing.

We’re seeking community feedback to help shape the Glenroy Road level crossing removal project.

The congested level crossing at Glenroy Road in Glenroy will be removed by lowering the rail line below the road.