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Check out the birds eye footage of the recent Hoppers Crossing works, following the removal of the Old Geelong Road boom gates.

On Friday 18 February, the new overpass at Hoppers Crossing Station open, safely connecting pedestrians and cyclist over the rail line.

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The dangerous level crossing at Old Geelong Road in Hoppers Crossing has been removed months ahead of schedule, with a new road bridge open to drivers.

The dangerous level crossing at Old Geelong Road in Hoppers Crossing is being removed months ahead of schedule, with the new road bridge set to open to drivers by 5am on Thursday 9 December.

A new road bridge at Hoppers Crossing will open on Thursday 9 December, eliminating the Old Geelong Road level crossing months ahead of its original 2022 schedule.

In one of the heaviest lifts ever achieved by the level crossing removal program, an entire 250 tonne bridge frame has been lifted into place at Hoppers Crossing Station.

Three huge concrete bridge components have made an epic 300-kilometre truck journey as part of a ‘superload’ operation from Gippsland through to a level crossing removal site in Melbourne’s west.

The descendants of a pioneering railway family have been taken on a special behind-the-scenes tour at Hoppers Crossing, more than 100 years after their ancestors looked after the railway gates.

Work is now underway on 130 marked parking spaces for Werribee commuters, relieving parking pressures and making use of construction crews already working in the area on level crossing removals.

Major construction has kicked off at Old Geelong Road in Hoppers Crossing, with crews lifting huge retaining wall panels into place, the first steps in building the new road bridge.

Buses will continue to replace trains on the Werribee line for a further two weeks following a signalling fault that occurred Friday 4 December in Werribee.

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.

Works are heating up on the Werribee line this summer and the Werribee Street level crossing will be gone for good months ahead of schedule.

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Construction work at Old Geelong Road will ramp up in November and you may notice an increase in construction activities, work vehicles and workers in the area and in the rail corridor.

Works to remove the dangerous and congested level crossing at Old Geelong Road have recommenced, with strict health and safety protocols in place.

In line with the Victorian Government's announcement on Monday 3 August 2020 regarding Stage 4 restrictions for construction, works on Old Geelong Road have been temporarily paused.

Work will begin this month to set up site offices and prepare the area around the Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing level crossing ahead of works to construct a road bridge and pedestrian overpass.

Designs to remove level crossings at Old Geelong Road in Hoppers Crossing and Werribee Street in Werribee have been confirmed.

The level crossing removal team has received feedback from residents and commuters on the preferred and other feasible designs to remove the level crossings at Old Geelong Road in Hoppers Crossing and

Werribee CBD and Hoppers Crossing will soon be level crossing free in an infrastructure overhaul that will improve safety, bust congestion and make the suburbs easier to get around.

A further 25 level crossings will be removed by 2025, in addition to the 50 already planned, underway or completed.