Comments on: Victorian level crossings to nowhere https://wongm.com/2020/07/victorian-railway-level-crossings-to-nowhere/ Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:32:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Level crossings replacing level crossings - Waking up in Geelong https://wongm.com/2020/07/victorian-railway-level-crossings-to-nowhere/#comment-743060 Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:32:12 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=3841#comment-743060 […] But the long term solution is “Road Rail Vehicle Access Pads” – level crossings to nowhere. […]

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2020/07/victorian-railway-level-crossings-to-nowhere/#comment-681813 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 23:33:32 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=3841#comment-681813 In reply to Kevin.

Not to mention the pedestrian crossing on the right side doesn’t have a footpath – it just runs to a grass median strip!

]]> By: Kevin https://wongm.com/2020/07/victorian-railway-level-crossings-to-nowhere/#comment-681597 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 11:26:49 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=3841#comment-681597 In reply to Marcus Wong.

Picture on that page isn’t exactly realistic. At least, there are no poles for the pedestrian crossings at the left side.

]]> By: Ross https://wongm.com/2020/07/victorian-railway-level-crossings-to-nowhere/#comment-672542 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 08:35:38 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=3841#comment-672542 My understanding is that Evans Road was originally closed due to a fatality at the Evans Rd/Thompsons Rd intersection which back in 2006 was only controlled by stop and give way signs.

When the intersection was upgraded to a roundabout the Council decided to keep it closed due to the condition of the road surface which was still unsealed and not appropriate for the likely traffic volumes that would be attracted due to new residential subdivisions in the surrounding area.

By 2012 the full length of the road had been properly constructed however there were now concerns about the safety of the intersection at South Gippsland Highway which was proposed to be upgraded with traffic lights. Accordingly a short section of Evans Road to the south of the railway remained closed to traffic.

When funding for the South Gippsland Highway intersection was announced it was initially proposed to reopen Evans Road once this upgrade was complete. But then the Level Crossing Removal project came along and so the decision was made to wait for that also.

So the expectation is now that Evans Road will reopen sometime in 2021 after a break of some 15 years and multiple separate upgrades of various sections of the road! (Note that the Evans Road/Thompsons Road intersection has since been upgraded again to traffic lights in this time.)

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2020/07/victorian-railway-level-crossings-to-nowhere/#comment-672513 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:49:00 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=3841#comment-672513 In reply to Chris.

The new intersection at South Gippsland Highway is a doozy!

https://roadprojects.vic.gov.au/projects/hallam-road-upgrade

]]> By: Chris https://wongm.com/2020/07/victorian-railway-level-crossings-to-nowhere/#comment-672475 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 03:10:38 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=3841#comment-672475 The story of Evans Road also goes that the crossing was closed so to make the road a dead end and not a through road, as the Evans Road, Hallam Road and South Gippsland Highway intersection was uncontrolled and dangerous.

That intersection is being upgraded as part of the Hallam Road duplication, which I assume it tied in with the whole level crossing removal and road upgrades in the south east.

]]> By: Andrew https://wongm.com/2020/07/victorian-railway-level-crossings-to-nowhere/#comment-672438 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 23:39:18 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=3841#comment-672438 I posted about the Ryans Road crossing a few years ago. It was a good laugh. It’s interesting to learn why the crossings you describe exist, that is they become part of a line upgrade.

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