The Toorak Road, Kooyong level crossing will be removed by building a rail bridge over Toorak Road.
By elevating the rail line, we will ease the bottleneck for traffic entering and exiting the Monash Freeway, improve cycling and pedestrian connections, and create new open spaces for the community to enjoy.
Approximately 37,000 vehicles travel through the Toorak Road level crossing, with boom gates down for around 35 per cent of the morning peak.
Major works started in October 2019, with project completion expected by 2021.
On behalf of the Victorian Government, the Level Crossing Removal Project is overseeing the removal of 75 dangerous and congested level crossings across Melbourne by 2025.
Current disruptions
Tooronga Park, Malvern – closed
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Tooronga Park, Malvern, including the public access points at Weir Street and Toorak Road, will be closed from Thursday 25 July 2019 until mid 2020 with detours in place.
Talbot Crescent Toorak Road intersection closure
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The Toorak Road-Talbot Crescent intersection will be closed from Friday 23 August 2019 to mid-2020.
Toorak Road, Kooyong – single-lane closures
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There will be single-lane closures at Toorak Road, Kooyong between the Monash Freeway and Elizabeth Street between 9am and 3.30pm from Monday 13 January to Wednesday 29 January.
Toorak Road, Kooyong – pedestrian detour
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Pedestrian access across the rail line at the Toorak Road level crossing will close intermittently throughout January.
Toorak Road, Kooyong – overnight road closures
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Toorak Road will be closed in both directions between the Monash Freeway intersection and Elizabeth Street between 10pm and 5am each night from Sunday 2 February to Friday 7 February.
News
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Toorak Road pedestrian and cycling crossing changes
Improvements to the pedestrian and cycling paths at Toorak Road.
Image gallery
Retaining wall goes up at Toorak Road
We've started installing retaining walls in Tooronga Park.
20 Dec 2019
Publications
Toorak Road, Kooyong project update - December 2019
16 Dec 2019Works to get rid of the dangerous and congested level crossing at Toorak Road, Kooyong, are now in full swing.
Toorak Road, Kooyong community update – November 2019
01 Nov 2019Works are ramping up to get rid of the dangerous and congested level crossing at Toorak Road, Kooyong, one of 75 level crossings being removed across Melbourne.