Stage 3 of the Echuca-Moama Bridge Project involved building a new link road between Echuca and Moama. The new link road includes:
- a new 2-lane road (1 lane in each direction) with sealed shoulders north of the new roundabout on Warren Street in Echuca to the Cobb Highway in Moama
- new bridge over the Murray River and floodplain
- new bridge over the Campaspe River and floodplain
- two new flood relief bridges
- safety barriers
- noise walls
- a new safe and scenic shared walking and cycling path along the route and over the new bridges.
The bridges integrate with the surrounding natural environment, with a simple and clean ‘bridges through the treetops’ design, and clear spans over the 2 rivers minimises environmental disturbance to the waterway and aquatic habitat.
McConnell Dowell delivered the contract to build Stage 3. Works started in March 2020 and were completed in April 2022.
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Echuca Moama Bridge Project Stages 3 and 4 - Visual artist impressions
Audio: Upbeat instrumental music plays
Visual: Artist’s impression of cars driving over the new bridge over the Campaspe River
Text: Echuca-Moama Bridge Project
Visual: Satellite map of the project showing the four stages of the project between Murray Valley Highway in Echuca to Cobb Highway in Moama
Text: Echuca-Moama Bridge Project
Visual: Aerial view artists impression of the new roundabout at Warren Street
Text: Your new connection between Echuca and Moama
Visual: Artist’s impression flying over the new road linking Warren Street to the Cobb Highway
Text: New road links Warren Street to the Cobb Highway
Visual: Aerial view of the new road connection with a pin pointing out the new shared-use path
Text: New cycling and walking path
Visual: Aerial view of the new bridge over the Campaspe River with a pin pointing out the new bridge and another pin pointing out Crofton Street running perpendicular to the bridge
Text: New bridge over the Campaspe River, Crofton Street
Visual: Aerial view of the new road connection with a pin pointing out the new noise walls running alongside the road
Text: Noise walls for residents and sports area
Visual: Aerial view of the new road connection with a pin pointing out the new flood relief bridge crossing over the path
Text: First of two new flood relief bridges
Visual: Aerial view of the new road connection with a pin pointing out safety barriers separating the road from the shared-use path
Text: Safety barriers throughout
Visual: Aerial view of the new road connection running along Victoria Park and a new parking facility beneath the new road
Text: Victoria Park’s new walking and cycling path, carpark and toilet facility
Visual: Aerial view of the new bridge over the Murray River with boats travelling beneath it
Text: New bridge over the Murray River
Visual: Aerial view of the new road connection on the Moama side of the river with a pin pointing out a flood relief bridge and shared use path running alongside the road
Text: Second of two new flood relief bridges, new walking and cycling path connects to Forbes Street, walking and cycling path continues to Moama
Visual: Aerial view of the new road connection in Moama with a noise wall running along the side
Text: New noise wall for residents
Visual: Aerial view of the new intersection with Meninya Street
Text: Connection through to Meninya Street
Visual: Aerial view of a second intersection with a pin pointing out Perricoota Road to the left and Francis Street to the right
Text: Perricoota Road, Francis Street reopened as a new road connection
Visual: Aerial view of the new road connection
Text: Connection to Cobb Highway
Visual: Artist impression of cars driving across the new bridge over the Campaspe River
Text: New walking and cycling path across the Campaspe River
Visual: Ground view of the new bridge over the Campaspe River from Victoria Park
Text: View from Victoria Park boat ramp
Visual: View from the river of the new bridge over the Campaspe River
Text: Integrates with the surrounding natural environment
Visual: View from the bridge of cars driving across the bridge over the Campaspe River with treetops lining the sides of the bridge
Text: Bridges through the treetops design
Visual: Aerial view of the bridge crossing over Crofton Street, with a car park at the base of the road
Text: Crofton Street connection to walking and cycling paths
Visual: Yellow background
Text: Building better roads
Visual: Navy blue background
Text: Major Road Projects Victoria, Victoria’s Big Build, Victoria State Government, NSW Government, Australian Government
Habitat improvement works
During late 2019, we installed 2 types of additional habitat hollows in Victoria Park: traditional nest boxes and carved hollows to provide more shelter for local wildlife. This was in preparation for the start of major works on Stage 3.
For more information about these works visit our Environment page.
Dhungala Dreaming
Yorta Yorta elder Aunty Judy Atkinson joined by special guests at the unveiling of the monument.
An important new monument unveiled on the Echuca-Moama Bridge Project represents the tale of The Woman and The Serpent, a Dreamtime story about the Yorta Yorta people and the creation of the Murray River.
The artwork was created by local artist, Yorta Yorta elder Aunty Judy Atkinson using 17 steel panels. The artwork is named Dhungala Dreaming – ‘Dhungala’ being the Yorta Yorta name for the Murray River.
The artwork has been installed along the new shared walking and cycling path, near the Echuca Lawn Tennis Club in Victoria Park.
Naming the new bridges
In 2019, the United Nations designated the period between 2022 and 2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, with the aim of preserving, protecting, and promoting indigenous languages around the world.
Indigenous naming is a priority across the entire Victorian and NSW transport portfolio, and we’re committed to supporting and celebrating Aboriginal culture and language.
Language plays an important part in the preservation of culture and connection for Traditional Owners, who have strong ancestral connections to Country. These connections link past, present and future generations to one another.
In Echuca and Moama, we’re taking vital steps to protect, revitalise and promote Indigenous languages. We’ve worked closely with Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Nation Corporation, Moama Local Aboriginal Land Council and Cummeragunja Local Aboriginal Land Council to identify Aboriginal language names that resonate with the local area, and the history and customs of the Traditional Owners.
First Nations People have lived alongside the Murray and Campaspe rivers for thousands of years. The local rivers are part of their identity, as it’s where they grew up and found their livelihood and where they continue to live on Country to this present day.
The name chosen for the new bridge across the Murray River is ‘Dhungala Bridge’, meaning Murray River Bridge in Yorta Yorta language. The name chosen for the new bridge across the Campaspe River is ‘Yakoa Bridge’, meaning Campaspe River Bridge in Yorta Yorta language.
These new names align with the essential themes of nature and connection, acknowledging the geographical location of the new bridges.