Fresh and final designs unveiled for LXRP

The Victorian Government has released the final designs for the Newport level crossing removal project, which will remove two level crossings.

The project will deliver new rail bridges that will carry passenger and freight trains over Maddox Road, along with a new pedestrian and cycling bridge at Champion Road.

The Maddox and Champion Road level crossings will be gone next year, with Akuna Drive being connected to what will be a boom gate free Maddox Road, to provide a route for local motorists.

The final designs include a dedicated right turning lane for cyclists on Maddox Road to connect to the new pedestrian and cycling path on Railway Parade.

Once the project is complete, around 145 large trees and more than 35,000 plants, shrubs and grasses will be planted throughout the area.

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Many of these changes have been directly influenced by community and stakeholder engagement and feedback.

This also includes aesthetic and visual designs, such as the curved patterns reflecting the coastline on the Maddox Road rail bridge designs, celebrating the area’s foreshore and wetlands.

Decorative screens at resting points either end of the Champion Road pedestrian and cycling bridge will feature imagery of the Newport Railway Workshops and coastal mangroves from the nearby Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve.

Additionally, designs for enhancements to open space within the project area are being developed, with more information to be made available next year.

Five level crossings are going for good in Melbourne’s inner west, at Newport, Altona, Spotswood and Yarraville, making the Werribee line boom gate free by 2030.

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