NEF4206: ADVANCED ENGINEERING DESIGN

SEM 2, 2022
RAIL ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT REPORT

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BASIC INTRODUCTION
The Level Crossing Removal Project offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to
revolutionize how people commute, live, and work. Victoria's transportation and
infrastructure sector developed Social Procurement in Practice in 2019 [1] to increase
social procurement, adhere to legislation, and conduct business in compliance with
Victoria's Social Procurement Framework. The main advantages of the removing of the
crossing involves:

 Significantly improve the safety of both drivers and pedestrians.

 Make travelling in Melbourne more convenient, regardless of the mode of
transportation.
 Get people home faster and in a safer manner.
 Improve the dependability of our roads so that people can more accurately predict
their travel times.
 The station will Rejuvenate vicinity neighborhoods, with numerous locations
reaping the rewards.
 Stimulate economic growth by creating thousands of construction-related jobs.

The endeavor to remove the crossings had significant obstacles and challenges that were
normally associated with managing the site, the environment, and the community. These
included:

 A small project's perimeter.

 Keeping the train corridor operational while work is being done.
 There isn't much room to store or manage on site.
 Multiple land titles in linear alignment within project boundaries.
 Reducing interruptions on the busiest line.
 Working in a cramped corridor while a train is in motion.
 Night and off-hours employment - occupations.
 A brownfields setting.
 Upkeep of traders and community interaction at stations.

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As part of the Caulfield to Dandenong rail corridor level crossing removal project, 9 of
Melbourne's busiest level crossings will be eliminated. The former 4 intersections on this
line among Caulfield and Hughesdale were grade separated through moving the current at-
grade rail equipment onto two brand-new, 3.1 km-prolonged crossings [2]. The busiest rail
line in Melbourne is located on this segment of the rail hallway, that is severely constricted
by restricted admittance and small workspaces., calls for the development of an innovative
project delivery strategy. The location and geography of the project are shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Location and Topography of Level Crossing Removal Project [3]

By dumping the rails into an open trench and building bridges to span the ditch in certain
places, level crossings have already been eliminated in Melbourne. Due to the substantial
amount of subversive facilities already present within the rail hallway, the detrimental
"roller coaster" influence on the structure of the rail, and the continuous length of the trench
that would result in inefficient train operation, a rail-under-road alternative has not
preferred for the Caulfield to Dandenong segment.

In Australia, molded prestressed Super-T supports with an in-situ deck wedge make up the
majority of bridge superstructures. This technique is ideal for short-span bridges with

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unfettered crane site access. In Zones 2 and 3, because the rail track is broad, has worthy
acceptance, and has little obstacles to hinder work, this approach was chosen for the
elimination of all level crossings. In this location, it would be simple to accommodate the
supply of equipment and supplies to the job site and the employment of big cranes to install
beams.

The investigation of the Caulfield to Dandenong (CTD Level Crossing Removal) project
and the presentation of one alternative design (i.e., the use of Super-T beams) or
construction solution (i.e., the use of conventional lifting anchors) for the rail over road
serve as the foundation for this report.

PROJECT BACKGROUND
In order to remove 9 of Melbourne's busiest crossways and completely renovate 5 terminals
on the city's fullest rail itinerary by the end of 2018, the Caulfield to Dandenong Level
Crossing Removal Project was initiated. In order to accommodate larger, longer high-
capacity metro trains, which will greatly increase capacity, new power and signalling
systems will be constructed as part of the project, and the existing platforms will be
expanded.

The following project objectives were specified by the Level Crossing Removal Project
(LXRP):

i. Continue to provide users of the road and rail with an appropriate level of service
while delivering.
ii. Increase the transport network's dependability and effectiveness to boost
productivity.
iii. Comply with stakeholder and community expectations.
iv. Encourage early stakeholder engagement to include them in the journey.
v. Promote proper land use near rail lines to allow for value-capture development
rights.

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 vi. Improved urban amenities for all users; better-connected, more energetic activity
centres; and safer neighborhoods.

The 72-kilometer rail route from Southern Cross to Cranbourne and Pakenham was to be
upgraded with new station platforms, train systems, electricity, and signalling. It was
anticipated that this will sustain 65 innovative, lengthier, great aptitude metro trains that,
once announced starting in 2018, would enhance the line's capacity by 42%, or an
additional 20,000 people per day [3].

The endeavor was finished by the Caulfield to Dandenong Alliance (CTD), which was
composed of alliance members Lendlease, CPB, Aurecon, WSP, Parsons Brinckerhoff,
MTM, and LXRP [2].

The major elements of the project included:

i. 3 segments of eminent edifice,

ii. Amputation of the Crossways substructure and modification of prevailing road
Lining up and arrangements.
iii. 5 renovated terminals at Carnegie, Murrumbeena, Hughesdale, Clayton and Noble
Park.
iv. Protracted podiums at further locations of terminals with the similar positions.
v. Innovative signalling and rail systems alongside the extensive configuration that
stretches as of the Cosmopolis Loop to Cranbourne and Pakenham.
vi. Underneath the elevated structures is a linear park, and the entire alignment is
covered by a shared user walkway.

The venture was divided into 3 foremost regions, including

 Zone 1
------ Mediate among Grange Road and Poath Road.
 Zone 2

------In between Clayton Road and Centre Road.

 Zone 3

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 ----- In between Corrigan and Chandler.

The cross-sections of the Areas have been shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Cross-section of the Typical Areas of Project [4]

Precast segmental erection, which involved a modified full span installation technology,
was chosen in order to decrease the impact of erection on the existing passenger and freight
rail services. It is the first project of its kind in Australia to use this method, which was
carried out through the help of a specialist Straddle Carrier and Introducing Beam erection.
A significant venture involving the segment casting, delivery, assembly, and erection
engineering project necessitated the construction of two assembly yards, one in
Murrumbeena Station and the other in Pakenham, as well as the usage of a number of
specialized tools and impermanent edifices. Each elevated viaduct's 87 spans were erected
right next to the prevailing rail lines, instigating little to no commotion to ongoing rail
operations and no major vagaries to the native road system. The viaducts are interconnected
with a combined services route, direct fixed track, train stops, overhead wire support
gantries, rail signal structures, and other new rail infrastructure. Additionally, at Carnegie,

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Murrumbeena, and Hughesdale, the crossings support three new elevated terminals with
island platforms that are covered in architectural canopies [2].

REFERENCES
1. Victorian State Government. (2017). Level Crossing Removal Project–Program
Business Case.
2. Chaud, S., Tofful, D., & Makrakis, G. (n.d.). AN AUSTRALIAN FIRST SOLUTION
TO DELIVER KEY INFRASTRUCTURE IN CHALLENGING RAIL
ENVIRONMENTS.
3. David, J. (2017). LXRA and Project Overview.
4. Level crossing Removal Authority, Victoria State Government (n.d.). “Caulfield to
Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing
Removal Project”.

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