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 pedestrian crossing at the rail line on Toorak Road, Kooyong will be closed from Monday 23 March to Monday 13 April.
Toorak Road, Kooyong – overnight road closures
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Toorak Road, Kooyong will be closed in both directions between the Monash Freeway intersection and Elizabeth Street between 9pm to 5am each night, from Tuesday 31 March to Thursday 2 April.
Glen Waverley line – buses replace trains
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Buses will replace trains on the Glen Waverley line between Burnley and East Malvern stations from 9pm Friday 3 April until the last train Sunday 12 April.
Tooronga Station – pedestrian closure
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The rail line pedestrian crossing at Tooronga Station, between Tooronga Park and Milton Parade, will be closed from Friday 3 April to Monday 13 April.
Toorak Road, Kooyong – road closure
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Toorak Road will be closed in both directions between the Monash Freeway intersection and Elizabeth Street at times throughout April.
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Toorak Road level crossing will be gone for good early
The rail bridge at Toorak Road is taking shape at a rapid pace and will open in April 2020
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Toorak Road, Kooyong community update – February 2020
02 Mar 2020Since January, crews have been working to install concrete columns that support the new rail bridge and the large T-shaped concrete segments that sit on top of them.
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.