The Andrews Labor Government has awarded the contract for the removal of 12 more dangerous and congested level crossings, including those at Cherry and Werribee Streets in Werribee.

An Alliance led by McConnell Dowell, Arup and Mott McDonald will first remove the level crossings at Kororoit Creek Road in Williamstown North and Abbotts Road in Dandenong South, as well as partially duplicate the Altona Loop.

Work will be fast-tracked to start this year, with these level crossings now expected to be gone by the end of 2018.

If the Alliance meets strict performance measures in delivery of this project, it will retain the contract to then remove the level crossings at Aviation Road in Laverton, Ferguson Street in Williamstown, and Cherry and Werribee Streets in Werribee.

This massive pipeline of level crossing removals will create thousands of local jobs, and provide skills and opportunities to hundreds of apprentices, trainees and cadets through the Major Projects Skills Guarantee.

The Labor Government isn’t wasting a moment getting rid of Melbourne’s 50 worst level crossings – ten are already gone and work is underway at a further 13, with up to 28 set to be removed by the end of 2018.

For more information or to sign up for updates, visit levelcrossings.vic.gov.au.

Quotes attributable to Member for Werribee Tim Pallas

“We’re getting on with the job of removing the level crossings at Cherry and Werribee Streets in Werribee.”

They’re dangerous and they need to go – and the signing of this contract is an important step towards getting that done.”

 “Our unprecedented investment in removing level crossings is reducing congestion, improving public transport and saving lives – and it’s creating thousands of local jobs along the way.”