By Rob McKay
The line was cut by a derailment on May 16th.
“It is expected that the works program will take between three to five weeks, subject to factors such as weather," Sturges said.
“The magnitude of this task should not be under-estimated.
"The works program will include the relaying of more than 1000 lengths of rail and significant re-sleepering.
“Additional crews, materials and equipment have been brought to Tasmania to undertake the task to ensure the track is re-opened as a matter of urgency.
"More than 60 personnel from four companies will be involved in the work.
“Regular updates are being provided to key stakeholders.”
Much of this work would bring forward the Queensland Rail (QR) works program, a $21 million project to replace 20 kilometres of rail and 160,000 sleepers.
“This contract is already ahead of schedule, with 90,000 sleepers already replaced,” Sturges said.
“A project to upgrade 67 level crossings across the Tasmanian rail network began in March at a total cost of $4.4 million, with 20 crossings completed to date.”
A tender was due to close on May 27th for the design and construction of seven bridges on the Tasmanian rail network, including superstructure replacement of both timber and steel bridges and rehabilitation and re-use of existing steel beams with new decks on two bridges.
Source: Lloyd’s List Daily Commercial News – http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/
 
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