Singleton’s highway traffic was brought to a frustrating crawl on Tuesday morning as work progressed on the upgrade to the ‘hole-in-the-wall’ or its official name Gowrie Gates railway underpass.
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Traffic along George Street and the highway north and south of town was at a standstill during the morning peak. The $30 million project is reaching its most spectacular stage with the lifting into place of the new rail bridge over the New England Highway just north of White Avenue providing a minimum 5.4 metre vertical clearance.
To enable the removal of the existing bridge and the placement of the new bridge the main Northern Railway line was cut providing a break in coal train movements along this section of the track.
Also included in the upgrade is the rebuilding and widening about 260 metres of the New England Highway to provide two 3.5 metre lanes.
The upgrade is jointly funded by Australian Rail Track Corporation and the NSW Government with Daracon Group delivering the upgrade.
Work is progressing on the New England Highway south of Singleton at its intersection with Racecourse Lane. This upgrade provides a northbound overtaking lane south of Racecourse Lane and line marking changes to provide a wider central median plus a U-turn bay on the northern side of old Range Road, to provide access to the highway for adjoining properties.
Louise Nichols
From cattle to coal. Once a specialist agriculture writer today its about community, in particular, the Upper Hunter. I have lived and worked in the region for more than 30 years. Land use issues and the future direction of our region. But you cannot take ag out of the picture - our food and how we grow it is the basis of all life. Covering the Hunter and Mid North Coast rural issues is now part of my role with ACM.
From cattle to coal. Once a specialist agriculture writer today its about community, in particular, the Upper Hunter. I have lived and worked in the region for more than 30 years. Land use issues and the future direction of our region. But you cannot take ag out of the picture - our food and how we grow it is the basis of all life. Covering the Hunter and Mid North Coast rural issues is now part of my role with ACM.
