Stockinbingal to Parkes – Lachlan River Bridge, Forbes: Start of Construction, August 2024
Inland Rail plans to undertake site establishment and construction works at Lachlan Bridge, Forbes (Bathurst St). Site Establishment will begin from 26th August 2024, with construction works to follow.
Key Roster Dates
This roster enables work to be completed faster, which reduces the long-term impact on our neighbours by approximately 3 months. This will also reduce the impact on the operating rail line.
Regular notifications advising of key work dates and construction updates will be provided to our neighbours
Key Roster Dates
On shift dates for Lachlan River Bridge:
- 26 August commencement of 2:1 roster (half swing)
- 5 September completion of first swing
- 11th September start of next swing
- 24th September completion of second swing
This schedule will continue to roll over until project completion, which is expected to be late 2025. With the exception of a rail possession scheduled in for the 14-16 September, 2024. More information on this will be released shortly.
Works to be undertaken
- Clearing and grubbing
- Topsoil removal
- Earthworks
- Track works
- Drainage works
- Signaling works
- Pit and pipe works
- Installation of scaffolding
- Structural modification works to the bridge
Vehicle movements
During the works, vehicle movements will be to and from site as well as on site to facilitate earthworks.
Traffic controllers will be available to direct traffic to and from site where needed.
What can I expect?
- Heavy vehicle movements, earth-moving activities, track works
- Some of these works will be noisy. You may hear truck engines and engine noise from machines.
- Use of non-tonal reversing alarms on all equipment and turning off equipment when not in use.
- Instructing workers to keep noise to a minimum and being respectful of our neighbours.
Machinery used
Equipment used for work includes but is not limited to hand tools including power saws, excavators, loaders, graders, rollers, moxy trucks, truck and dogs, vibrating rollers, track tampers, track regulators, back hoes, cranes, vacuum trucks heavy and light vehicles, generators, lighting towers and other minor plant.
How we're managing impacts
- Traffic controls will be in place, where required.
- Water carts will be on-site to wet down areas to assist in managing dust.
- Works programmed to best minimise noise impacts. We will aim to minimise noise from the works.
- Unfortunately, some construction activities are inherently noisy which cannot be avoided. Properties near the construction site can expect to hear:
- excavation (activity involving the removal of existing surfaces such as rock, soil, pavement, and other substances
- movements of heavy vehicles
- loading, unloading or moving equipment and construction materials
- Works will be monitored to ensure compliance with Project Approval and Heritage Approval Conditions
- Installation of environmental controls to prevent contamination to the Lachlan River and an exclusion zone to be established 30m either side of the bridge.
Contact
Thank you for your patience and cooperation while we carry out these works.
Phone: 1800 732 761
