What’s been happening

The final stage of works on the Princes Highway East Upgrade between Traralgon and Sale are well underway.

When the project is complete, this final stage of the upgrade will make journeys between Traralgon and Sale quicker and safer by increasing road capacity and providing a consistent 2-lane highway in both directions.

Major bridge works complete

The new 95-metre steel arch bridge has been moved 27 metres into its new home on the Gippsland rail line, with trains returning to service on Tuesday 25 July 2023.

During the rail closure:

  • there was an average of 50 specialist workers onsite each day
  • 76 steel bridge hangers were installed and tensioned
  • the 3,200-tonne bridge was slid 27 metres into its final position
  • over 2,200m³ of concrete was poured to build the bridge
  • over 18,000 tonnes of material were excavated from the existing rail line
  • temporary towers and structures supporting the bridge were removed.

Thank you to commuters and nearby residents for your patience and support while crews worked to install the new bridge, which is set to become a local icon for the region.

What’s coming up

Major works continue through Kilmany and in the coming months, we’ll carry out a series of staged traffic switches where traffic will be moved onto newly built sections of the highway and continue works to the widened highway.

While we move barriers on the Princes Highway there will be additional traffic management, lane closure and delays. Please follow all on road signage and direction from traffic controllers.

Bus turnaround

As part of the project, we’ve relocated the school bus stop in Kilmany to a safer location next to the Kilmany Town Hall. To accommodate this new bus stop, we’ve constructed a new bus turnaround area which includes an upgraded bus shelter and fencing.

Construction of the area is now complete and is anticipated to be in full use by mid 2024.

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