The Marchbanks Road, Short and Hamilton Street bridges in Broadford need to be rebuilt to provide clearance for taller double-stacked freight trains to pass underneath.
The design features of the new bridges include:
Marchbanks Road
- a new higher bridge built with wider lanes and road shoulders (also pictured above).
Hamilton Street
- a combination of a track lower and a new raised bridge.
- A new roundabout will also be built at the Hamilton and Ferguson Street intersection and pedestrian connectivity will be improved with a new pedestrian path on the northern side of the bridge and a shared user path on the south.
Short Street
- a combination of a track lower and a new raised bridge with pedestrian connectivity improved via a new pedestrian path on the northern side of the bridge and a shared user path on the south.
ARTC Inland Rail has worked hard to deliver safe and compliant designs that meet agency requirements and community expectations, incorporating community feedback where possible.
A month-long community consultation period will begin to gather feedback on the proposed layouts, look, feel, and interface with surrounding areas of the three bridges.
Interested parties can view the designs online from Monday 26 February 2024. They can discuss the plans with ARTC Inland Rail staff by attending one of the information events listed at inlandrail.info/events
