Dynon Port Rail Link
| Timeframe: | Start: late 2007
Completed: 2009
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| Cost: | $110 million Commonwealth AusLink funding and State Government funding | | |
Project description
The Dynon Port Rail Link, a joint project of the Victorian and Australian Governments, involved the construction of a direct, uninterrupted rail link into the Port of Melbourne. As part of the project a new overpass was constructed along Footscray Road in West Melbourne.
The Dynon Port Rail Link project was completed in July 2009, with the commissioning of the new freight rail lines into the Port of Melbourne.
Community members with enquiries regarding Footscray Road or the shared path should contact VicRoads on 13 11 71.
Project benefits
- The project will help secure the Port of Melbourne's position as the largest container port in Australia and ease a major road and rail bottleneck.
- Freight trains are now able to enter and exit the Port simultaneously on the two freight tracks greatly increasing the efficiency of the Port.
- Trains up to 1500 metres long are now able to enter the Port, making journeys more efficient and profitable for freight operators, with no impact to motorists on Footscray Road.
Contact details
You can find out more about the project by calling VicRoads on 13 11 71.