An additional 8-level crossing on the Upfield line has been proposed to be removed starting at Park Street, Parkville through to Albion Street in Brunswick. A new rail bridge is proposed to be delivered with new stations to complement the completed Bell to Moreland Level Crossing.
Seconded into KBR as technical advisor and Civil Structures Lead for this project in the development phase for North West Program Alliance.
The project is currently on hold.
Seconded into KBR as technical advisor and Civil Structures Lead for this exciting project for the removal of three level crossings at McGregor Road, Main Street and Racecourse Road along the Pakenham line from the delivery of the TOC through design and to the construction phase for North West Program Alliance.
The level crossings consisted of 68-span twin viaduct U-Trough pre-stressed and Post-Tensioned U-Trough girders with a total length of approximately 2km viaduct and the introduction of 30m U-Trough beams with a new premium station at Pakenham and extending the metropolitan rail line with building a new East Pakenham Station underpass and with a total of 5km long architectural retaining walls.
New innovations such as 2.7m Monopiles and 30m pre-stressed beams were required to meet the tight corridor requirements and to ensure that the dual line running of trains was maintained through construction ensuring minimal disruptions to the community.
The level crossings at Bell, Munro and Reynard Street in Coburg, and Moreland Road in Brunswick are being removed by raising the rail line over the road with a 68-span twin viaduct bridge with a total length of 1.8km twin utilising Pre-stressed and Post-tensioned U-Troughs. The rail-over-road design extends from Moreland to Coburg stations on the Upfield line and will deliver new community open spaces below the Viaducts and stations, improved east–west connections and improvements to the Upfield Bike Path with a dedicated bike path. The four-level crossings will be removed at the same time to minimise disruption to the community. Two new stations will be built at Coburg and Moreland, while retaining and repurposing the existing heritage-listed station buildings. Key aspects of the project is ensuring the construction of the Viaduct during a 90-day occupation within a constrained, congested public space and interchange with key components being built during live train running. Technical Advisor/ Structures Lead – Responsible for delivering the Additional Works Package 4 – Bell to Moreland Level Crossing.
Dex Arounsavat is seconded into KBR as technical advisor for this exciting project to lead and deliver the Structures Packages to IFC to help the program meet budget and program requirements, whilst ensuring providing value engineering.
