LAST MONTH saw significant progress made on projects to improve Warragul station parking and access to the south side of town.
A new pedestrian bridge was lifted into place over the railway tracks just west of the station and a new underpass dug in to its east.
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Installation of the new infrastructure took from the evening of Friday 23 May to the end of that weekend and saw the closure of the Gippsland line during that time.
The underpass will link Normanby Place to Alfred Street, and when construction of the new car park on the former goods yard site south of the station is completed commuters will be able to take advantage of the bridge.
The gallery below documents the final day of that weekend, which featured the lifting and bolting down of the new pedestrian bridge.
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Above: the footbridge arrived in one prefabricated piece on a large trailer. Photos and video by author.
Above: lift-off!
Above: making adjustments.
Above: almost there…
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Above: the first walk across the bridge after its installation.
Above: what was visible of the underpass on the afternoon of 25 May.
Above: workers restoring tracks over the new underpass.
Above: the crane was big. Very big. In this photo, taken from a hill in Warragul South, it’s not even fully extended!
Above: in place.
Thanks for putting this up online – the only way we locals can watch history in the making!
Thanks for these great photos. I had been out of town for a week and missed seeing this. Great Photos
Thanks for some great photos.