Broadford’s Marchbanks Road set to close for Inland Rail bridge replacement works
Inland Rail will close Marchbanks Road in Broadford from Sunday 16 August until mid-October to build a new higher bridge with sufficient clearance for double-stacked freight trains.
Girders delivered for Broadford’s new Marchbanks Road bridge
Inland Rail is replacing Marchbanks Road bridge in Broadford with a new higher structure to provide sufficient clearance for double-stacked freight trains.
Upcoming construction and traffic changes across Mitchell Shire
Mitchell Shire residents and road users are advised temporary road closures will be in place over the coming weeks as Inland Rail carries out important construction activity.
Watch now: Short Street track lowering works in Broadford
Watch how we lowered the rail tracks under Short Street bridge in Broadford.
Inland Rail’s ‘super possession’ a success in Victoria
Five additional Inland Rail sites at Wandong, Short Street - Broadford, Seymour, Euroa and Benalla can now accommodate double-stacked freight trains after the latest 86-hour ‘super possession’ was completed in Victoria.
Watch now: Broadford’s Short Street bridge demolition
Watch how we dismantled Broadford’s Short Street bridge during a 40-hour track possession recently.
Bridge removed in track work surge
Progress on the Inland Rail project in Victoria surged over the weekend with a forty-hour shutdown of the Albury line enabling large scale works, including the demolition of the old Short Street bridge at Broadford.
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.
Construction update: Latest works in Broadford and Wandong including demolition of Short Street bridge
During a rail possession between 8am 28 February and 11pm 1 March, our construction partner John Holland will demolish the Short Street bridge in Broadford.
Traffic changes over Broadford’s Short Street bridge
Inland Rail is progressing works in Broadford and over the coming weeks the community will notice some big changes.
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