Piling rigs have arrived on site to lay concrete foundations for the next stage of construction, with the Coolstore Rd crossing in Croydon, Dublin Rd crossing in Ringwood East, and Bedford Rd crossing in Ringwood to be a thing of the past by 2025.
Croydon’s new transport hub will see new road connections and a new rail bridge replace the Coolstore Rd level crossing, and a new elevated station linking to a streamlined bus interchange.
The 105-tonne piling rig at Croydon Station will dig 28 holes up to 35 metres deep – equivalent to a 10-storey building – to be filled with more than 1,000 cubic metres of concrete that will support the rail bridge.
At Dublin Rd, two piling rigs have started digging the 575 holes needed to support the walls of the 650-metre-long rail trench and a new Ringwood East Station.
Ben Carroll, Acting Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, said: “These projects will allow people in the east to get home safer and sooner, while creating thousands of jobs during construction.”
Piling works will begin early next year at Bedford Rd, in preparation for the rail line to be lowered into a 380-metre-long trench.