The new Seymour-Avenel Road bridge in Victoria is open to traffic, following the completion of works by Inland Rail.
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 and stands 3.2 metres higher than the old bridge, and the approach embankments were created using 170,000 tonnes of locally sourced soil.
The Seymour-Avenel Road bridge is Inland Rail’s third Beveridge to Albury (B2A) 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’s B2A 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.”
