Tara Murray
There were some special visitors at the Kool Kidz Ravenhall Childcare recently.
Members from the Level Crossing Removal Project team visited the centre, with children getting the chance to try on personal protective equipment, take photos with a five-tonne
excavator and ask questions of the construction team.
The event was held to thank the Kool Kidz community for their continued patience and support, following the start of major works to remove the nearby congested level crossing at Robinsons Road, Deer Park.
Works have including completing service relocation works and constructing a new service road near Kool Kidz centre on Westwood Drive.
The project team will continue to work with Kool Kidz to manage impacts throughout the project.
Level Crossing Removal Program director Andrew Pepplinkhouse said they were pleased to give local youngsters the chance to have hands-on experience learning about their projects.
To date, 29,000 cubic metres of material as
part of the earthworks program.
There will be 42,000 cubic metres removed once the project is complete, equivalent to 17 Olympic size swimming pools.
To complete works for the new road, the project has had to use 80-tonne excavators to dig out the soil and hard rock.
