Level Crossing Removal Project
Infrastructure project in the state of Victoria, Australia
Level Crossing Removal Project
The Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) is a project to remove and grade-separate 110 level crossings and to rebuild 51 stations on the metropolitan and regional rail network of the Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The project aims to improve network efficiency, rail safety, and reduce traffic congestion. After pledging the removal of 50 level crossings at the 2014 Victorian state election, the Andrews government committed A$2.4 billion in the 2015–2016 budget to remove the first 20 crossings by 2018. The next 30 crossings were notionally funded through the hypothecation of the sale proceeds from the privatisation of the Port of Melbourne. Prior to the 2018 state election, the government committed to remove a further 25 level crossings, using a new prioritisation framework. In 2021, the government announced a further ten level crossing removals and four level crossing closures would occur by 2025, bringing the total planned level crossing removals to 85 by 2025. In 2022, the Andrews government...
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