Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing
The Old Geelong Road level crossing in Hoppers Crossing is used by 18,000 vehicles each day. This is a congested bottleneck as traffic moves between Princes Highway and Princes Freeway.
Removing this crossing will improve safety, provide more reliable travel times and reduce congestion at this key connection point in Hoppers Crossing.
The designs
Artist impression only. Subject to change.
Design A: a new road bridge connecting Old Geelong Road and Princes Highway is the preferred design
Under this design, this level crossing would be removed by constructing a new road bridge over the rail line east of the existing crossing, directly connecting Princes Highway to Old Geelong Road and Heaths Road.
The existing crossing would be closed to traffic, making way for improved community spaces.. Hoppers Crossing train station would be accessed via a new elevated pedestrian and cyclist overpass, with improved access for people with a disability.
Benefits
Due to high traffic volumes, a road bridge would see commuter traffic kept to major roads, creating a safer shopping and station precinct for the Hoppers Crossing community.
By moving the road, we would be creating a direct link to Princes Freeway, meaning traffic will no longer create unnecessary congestion around the station precinct.
This design also simplifies the complex intersections at Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Lane and Princes Highway.
Challenges
To build the new road bridge and provide a direct connection between Princes Highway and Old Geelong Road, the project would need to acquire private land in one location.
Design A is the preferred design as it creates better traffic flow in the area and creates a better long-term outcome for Hoppers Crossing.
Artist impression only. Subject to change.
Design B: a new road bridge at level crossing site is the other feasible design
The other feasible design is to build a new road bridge at the current level crossing location. The bridge would begin to rise from the Morris Road roundabout and travel over the Werribee line and join Princes Highway at a new intersection.
Benefits
This new road bridge would join Princes Highway at a new signalised intersection. This provides the opportunity to reconfigure the intersection at Hoppers Lane.
Challenges
To keep the road in its current location, the bridge would form a barrier between local shops and the station precinct.
This design would be complex to build, meaning disruptions to the station and shopping precinct.
We would need to acquire some land around the new road bridge with access to some properties affected.
For information on other designs that were assessed as not feasible, view the Old Geelong Road Technical Brochure.
Planning Scheme Amendment
The Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) will request that the Minister for Planning make a change to the Wyndham Planning Scheme to help facilitate works the remove the level crossing.
This is known as a Planning Scheme Amendment (PSA). The formal consultation period on the proposed PSA is now open, and you have the opportunity to formally submit feedback below.