The month in review: Albury
By Herron Todd White
November, 2009
Wodonga Bypass
Construction of the Wodonga Rail Bypass to remove the
rail line from the centre of the city and build a new, single
track, five kilometre bypass of Wodonga;
A major upgrade of the 200-kilometre track between
Albury and Seymour, also including upgrades to the
standard-gauge line between Melbourne and Seymour;
Three V/Line passenger locomotives and 15 passenger
carriages will be refurbished and converted to standard
gauge to operate on the newly-converted rail line;
These works will assist in ensuring regional communities
are well-equipped to grow and thrive and the Wodonga
Rail Bypass project will create new jobs and drive new
investment in the region. Removing the rail line from the
centre of Wodonga will open it up to major commercial
opportunities, rejuvenate the city centre and is central to
the urban development of Wodonga as a vibrant regional
hub.
Albury-Wodonga Hume Freeway Project
The $524 million freeway is the largest roads infrastructure
project ever completed in regional Australia. The new
route caters for through traffic and provides local residents
with seven interchanges and a second road crossing of
the Murray River.
The Australian Government funded 17.4 kilometre four
lane freeway links the Hume Highway at Ettamogah in
NSW to the Hume Freeway at Wodonga in Victoria.
In addition to a second crossing of the Murray River
between Albury and Wodonga, the freeway includes a 3.7
kilometre road link to Bandiana, connecting the Murray
Valley Highway, south east of Wodonga with the Hume
Freeway.
Extensive roadside design and landscaping are key
features of our new freeway, with Albury residents also
benefiting from new parks in East Albury and South
Albury.
The Albury Wodonga Hume Freeway project has delivered
obvious benefits in reducing traffic congestion and
improving road safety on the national highway corridor
including a reduction in travel time of at least 15 minutes
over the 17.4 kilometre route.
New train station for Wodonga
Works on the new train station in Wodonga have started.
Some of the features of the new station includes:
passenger amenities including toilets, air conditioned
waiting room, and seating for 32 passengers.
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