Work will be carried out day and night across Inland Rail sites at Wangaratta, Glenrowan, Seymour-Avenel Road at Seymour, Kilmore East, Tallarook and Wallan from Thursday 7 to Wednesday 13 March. The details and duration of the work schedule at each site varies.
Together with construction partner, McConnell Dowell, the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) Inland Rail will demolish and remove two bridges, lower tracks, decommission old rail lines, install new tracks, construct a new station platform, upgrade rail signalling, and conduct track slewing.
The program of works includes:
Wangaratta
- Remove the remaining sections of the old Green Street bridge
- Remove 27,000 cubic metres of soil and lower 900 metres of track
- Install 100 metres of track drainage
- Decommission and commence backfill of the ‘dive’ railway line
- Build 880 metres of the new west track, including construction ballast, sleepers and rail
Glenrowan
- Demolish and remove the old Beaconsfield Parade bridge, including bridge decks, piers and abutment walls
- Install track drainage
Seymour-Avenel Road bridge, Seymour
- Demolish and remove the old Seymour-Avenel Road bridge, including bridge decks, central pier and eastern abutment
Wallan
- Slewing (shifting) the track at Wallan Railway Station, including the cutting and removal of rail, excavation and replacement ballast and rail.
Kilmore East/Tallarook
- Installation and commissioning of signal gantries
V/Line services will be disrupted and/or cancelled over the works period and passengers are advised to check the V/Line website
