The project comprises the upgrade of existing structures along 262 kilometres of existing rail corridor – the North East Rail Line (NERL) – between Beveridge and the Victoria-NSW border at Albury, to enable the operation of double-stacked freight trains.
The Beveridge to Albury section is being delivered across two tranches.
Tranche Two includes upgrades at the following sites:
- Broadford-Wandong Road bridge, Wandong
- Hamilton Street bridge, Broadford
- Short Street bridge, Broadford
- Marchbanks Road bridge, Broadford
- Hume Highway bridge, Tallarook
- Hume Highway bridge, Seymour
- Anderson Street bridge, Euroa, and
- Benalla Station Approach Road, Benalla.
Works include:
- track lowering
- replacing existing bridges with taller ones
- removing footbridges
- building a pedestrian underpass
- track slews
- relocating or raising signal gantries, and
- modifying or relocating overhead power poles.
Key Dates
| Aug 2023 | Shortlist Announced |
| Jun 2024 | Contract Award |
| Jun 2024 | Expected Contract Award |
| 2025 | Construction Commencement |
| 2027 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Inland Rail |
| Shortlist: | CPB Contractors, John Holland, and McConnell Dowell |
| Successful Tenderer: | John Holland |
| Related contracts: |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Aug 2023 | Inland Rail shortlisted CPB Contractors, John Holland and McConnell Dowell. Inland Rail announced the preferred contractor is expected be announced in mid-2024, with works commencing by 2025. |
| Apr 2024 | John Holland was awarded the early works contract for Tranche Two, including design and preparatory works at Benalla, Euroa, Wandong, Hume Freeway – Tallarook and Seymour, and three sites in Broadford on the existing North East Rail Line. |
| Jun 2024 | John Holland was awarded the $470 million main works contract, with construction expected commence in early 2025 and be complete in 2027. |
| Jun 2025 | Construction commenced on the eight Inland Rail Beveridge to Albury Tranche 2 sites including Broadford, Wandong, Hume Freeway – Seymour and Tallarook, Euroa and Benalla. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2024)
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
Victoria |
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