New Seymour-Avenel Road bridge open
The new Seymour-Avenel Road bridge is open to traffic, following the completion of works by Inland Rail.
April 15, 2025
Seymour-Avenel Road bridge now open. Final bridge inspection by Russell Hamilton (Inland Rail Project Director), Justene Cowie (Inland Rail Stakeholder Manager) and Joel Allan (McConnell Dowell Project Director).
The previous bridge across the rail corridor was replaced to allow the passage of double stacked freight trains.
The new structure is 35 metres long, stands 3.2 metres higher than the old bridge, and is flanked by 170,000 tonnes of locally sourced soil to create the approach embankments.
The Seymour-Avenel Road bridge is the third Beveridge to Albury Tranche 1 project to be completed with construction partner McConnell Dowell, following on from the earlier completion of the Beaconsfield Parade bridge at Glenrowan and the Murray Valley Highway site at Barnawartha North.
Inland Rail will commence works on the eight Inland Rail Tranche 2 projects at Euroa, Benalla, Wandong, Broadford and the Hume Freeway (Tallarook and Seymour) in the coming weeks.
Ed Walker, Inland Rail Beveridge to Albury Delivery Director said:
“We would like to thank the local community for their patience and understanding while we carried out works on the new bridge.
“We would also like to thank the hundreds of contractors and local businesses that worked on the project.”
