Werribee Street LXRP
Victoria, Australia
Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP)
Project 2019 – 2021
The Werribee Street Level Crossing Removal Project is one of a series of grade separation projects undertaken as part of the Western Program Alliance for the Level Crossing Removal Authority. Located in Werribee, approximately 29 kilometres South-West of the Melbourne, the Werribee Street Level Crossing is currently used by significant number of vehicles daily, connecting the large residential growth area north of the Werribee rail line with the City Centre and the Princes Freeway to the south. Denton Corker Marshall were engaged to address key Urban Design details, from project conception through to delivery.
Following an extensive community consultation and multi-criteria assessment process the LXRP recommended a Rail-Over-Road solution. The urban design solution focuses on integrating the natural and built language of Werribee into the architectural response. The delivery scope included an architectural screen along the viaducts and treatment of the approach structures, whilst also being heavily involved in strategic and engineering interfaces.
Owing to the site’s prominent location between key arterial roads – Ballan Road, Geelong Road (Princes Freeway) and Werribee Street – the design response assists wayfinding by creating a gateway threshold over the road, reinforcing a sense of arrival into Werribee. The colour schemes and geometric forms were derived from and aim to complement the Wyndham Park redevelopment and natural elements within the parkland as the elevated rail removes a barrier between the park and the northern community.
