Nailing it! Inland Rail uses soil nails to stabilise slopes
Inland Rail works in Broadford, Euroa and Tallarook are using soil nails to stabilise slopes and construction areas as part of the Beveridge to Albury Tranche 2 project.
February 23, 2026
Soil nail wall starts to take shape at Tallarook.
Soil nails are a reliable solution for soft and unstable slopes and are used as an alternative to traditional earth or concrete retaining walls.
They provide a reinforcement method employed for earth retention, erosion mitigation, slope stabilisation and deep excavation.
Constructed using steel anchors, fibreglass and hollow bars, soil nails stop loose soil from shifting and prevent erosion.
Our construction partner John Holland will install soil nail walls:
- adjacent to the rail tracks near Short Street bridge in Broadford (186m)
- along the bridge abutment strengthening works at Hume Freeway Tallarook (191 metres) and
- at the Anderson Street vehicle underpass in Euroa (12 metres).
While each wall will differ in the number of soil nails being used, each soil nail is placed approximately 35cm apart, meaning more than 1100 soil nails will be used across the project.
