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SMEC Consortium for Level Crossing Removal Authority

South Gippsland Highway Level Crossing Removal

This is one of 110 Victorian Government projects that remove the state’s most dangerous a congested level crossings.

Besides relieving traffic congestion in metropolitan Melbourne, these projects bring opportunities for great urban design that renews and reconnects communities.

Working with multidisciplinary engineers and landscape architects from SMEC, BKK relocated South Gippsland Highway onto a new bridge. A new intersection connects it to Princes Highway, improving safety and traffic flow. The thoroughfare has been re-routed slightly so that the existing road could be used while the bridge was under construction.

It opened in August 2021, several months ahead of schedule.

Client
SMEC Consortium for Level Crossing Removal Authority
Location
Dandenong South, VIC
Country
Bunurong
With
SMEC
Year
2020 – 2021

Design

BKK and SMEC prioritised the project’s landscape. We created a new landform feature at the intersection: two mounds bisected by a path. As the planting grows, it will become a woody meadow of wild grasses and flowers.

Our architectural contribution goes further than decoration: through understanding the functional requirements and long-term patterns of use, we were able to contribute robust details that will age well and be durable and safe.

For
SMEC Consortium for Level Crossing Removal Authority
With
SMEC
Sector
Urban Design
Status
Completed
Year
2020 – 2021
Location
Dandenong South, VIC
Country
Bunurong
Photographer
Tom Roe
South Gippsland Highway Level Crossing Removal · BKK Architects