Melbourne, 22 April 2016: Lendlease, with its Alliance partners, has signed a contract with the Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) to design and construct the Level Crossing Removal Project: Caulfield to Dandenong.

The project will remove nine level crossings between Caulfield and Dandenong and make travel around Melbourne's south eastern suburbs quicker and easier with five new stations to be built at Carnegie, Murrumbeena, Hughesdale, Clayton and Noble Park. Power and signalling upgrades will also be carried out between Flinders Street Station and Pakenham Station.

To remove the level crossings, the railway line and station platforms will be elevated and constructed on an overhead viaduct, with the area underneath developed into 22.5 hectares of public open space and shared pathways.

Managing Director for Lendlease's Engineering business, Craig Laslett, said the company was looking forward to contributing its significant rail experience to deliver this major project.

'We look forward to working closely with LXRA to safely deliver this innovative rail and urban regeneration project, which will improve safety, deliver greater rail efficiency and increase the capacity of the network.'

Lendlease is delivering the Caulfield to Dandenong package as part of an Alliance with CPB Contractors, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Aurecon, LXRA and Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM).

Construction is scheduled to commence in mid-2016 and will be complete in 2018.

The project is part of the Victorian government's commitment to remove at least 20 level crossings by 2018 and 50 by 2022.

ENDS

For more information, please contact:
Larissa Webster
State Manager, External Affairs
0418 254 959

About Lendlease
Lendlease is a leading international property and infrastructure group. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and with circa 11,900 employees worldwide, Lendlease's capabilities span the property value chain.

In Australia we offer development management; investment management; project management & construction and asset & property management. Our expertise covers multiple sectors including commercial, residential, retail, retirement and infrastructure.

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