PHOTO: The new bridge at the end of April, before the tracks were laid. [IMAGE: ARTC]
In welcome news for producers, work on replacing the Beni Creek Bridge rail crossing has been completed early and is expected to be open to freight trains in mid-May.
Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) will commence testing on Monday 11 May, and normal operations are expected to resume soon after assuming successful commissioning.
The old wooden bridge, which burnt down at the beginning December, was on the Dubbo to Merrygoen line, a vital part of a route to export massive quantities of grain from western receival sites like Coonamble and Gilgandra via Dubbo to export terminals at Newcastle…