Inland Rail unveils latest designs of Hume Freeway and Marchbanks Road sites

Visualisation of the Marchbanks Road Bridge.

Inland Rail is lowering the tracks under the Hume Freeway at Tallarook and Seymour and replacing the Marchbanks Road bridge to provide sufficient height and width clearances to allow the safe passage of double-stacked freight trains.

Visualisations of the Hume Freeway sites highlight the lowered tracks and bridge modifications. Tracks will be lowered by 1.5 metres to 2.1 metres under the bridges and work will be undertaken up to 500 metres to 1 kilometre either side of the bridge to create the safe gradient and clearance for double-stacked trains.

The new Marchbanks Road bridge will be higher and wider and will replace the existing structure on the same alignment.

Inland Rail and construction partner John Holland will present the new visualisations and provide more information at several community engagement sessions beginning on Wednesday 30 April.

Locals can view the new visualisations and find out more information by:

• Visting the Broadford, Seymour and Tallarook webpages.
• Talking to the Inland Rail team:
  • Wednesday 30 April, Country Soul Cafe, Broadford 10am-1pm
  • Sunday 4 May, Tallarook Farmers Market, Tallarook 8.30am-12.30pm
  • Wednesday 7 May, Country Soul Cafe, Broadford 10am-1pm
  • Friday 9 May, Commonwealth Bank, Station Street Seymour, 10am-1pm
  • Saturday 10 May, Country Soul Cafe, Broadford 10am-1pm
  • Wednesday 14 May, Country Soul Cafe, Broadford 10am-1pm
  • Wednesday 21 May, Country Soul Cafe, Broadford 10am-1pm
• By appointment – phone 1800 732 761 or email inlandrailvic@inlandrail.com.au

Ed Walker, Inland Rail Beveridge to Albury Delivery Director said:

“We look forward to presenting the new visualisations and talking to the community over the next month.

“Project engineers will be available at all engagement sessions to answer any detailed or technical questions people may have.”

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