Re: Level Crossings

denjo02@cai.com
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 19:09:37 -0600

>>Sydney has a big advantage iin the goegraphy (as said). But also only with
>>projects like the elecifrication of the Box Hill line did they do any major
>>grade seperation. In the last 15 years we have only had Box Hill, Watsonia
>>and now Boronia.
>
>But they missed the most important one, Union Road at Surrey Hills.

IIRC, there were plans to extend Warragul Road in a big curve onto Union
Road, combined with an overline bridge, but the locals objected. Something
to do with the large number of houses needing to be knocked down, I guess :-)

Would have made my daily journey along Canterbury Road much easier.

Cheers...JD

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