>>1900334>The 5 level crossings in a short span of just a few km it required?Those don't dominate views and loom over their surroundings
>There was already a railway behind them!As you said, it was on ground level, easily blocked partly or fully by a fence or shrubbery
>Now the railway is elevated and all that remains are concrete pylonsAnd the spans themselves which intrude upon sight lines more than anything on the ground did. Enjoy the perpetual graffiti and tagging btw
>Figure it outI already did
>This isn't in Melbourne city it is in the suburbsMakes it even worse
>oh boy looking out your back yard at a giant hole would be great wouldn't itYes that's the cut. Then you cover it. You get your precious green space without ugly viaducts blocking the view and light.
>very difficult,Cut and cover is the least difficult tunneling method
>costly,Viaducts aren't cheap either
>and time consuming causing significant delays to two commuter lines and a regional lineLeast intrusive method would be building viaducts over the rail ROW.
Can't imagine defending a concrete monstrosity like that. They didn't even have the decency to paint the entire structure.
