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 September 2019 and the level crossing will be gone for good more than six months ahead of schedule, with traffic set to flow freely and trains traveling over the new rail bridge in April 2020.
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 – pedestrian crossing closure
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The level crossing at Toorak Road, Kooyong will be closed to pedestrians from Friday 21 February to Thursday 27 February.
Glen Waverley line – buses replace trains
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Buses will replace trains on the Glen Waverley line between Richmond and Glen Waverley from 8.20pm Friday 21 February until the last train on Sunday 23 February.
Toorak Road, Kooyong – road closure
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From 8.30pm Friday 21 February until 5am Monday 24 February 2020, Toorak Road will close in both directions between Elizabeth Street and the Monash Freeway intersection.
Glen Waverley line – buses replace trains
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Buses replace trains on the Glen Waverley line between Richmond and Glen Waverley from 8.10pm to last train each night from Monday 24 February to Wednesday 26 February.
News
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Toorak Road pedestrian and cycling crossing changes
Improvements to the pedestrian and cycling paths at Toorak Road.
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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 – January 2020
19 Feb 2020Throughout January and February 2020, concrete structures to support the new rail bridge will be installed in Talbot Crescent and Tooronga Park.
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.