Murray Basin Freight Rail Project

Funding program Investment Road and Rail Program
Status Under construction
Transport mode Rail
Expected start/finish Early 2015 - Late 2026
Estimated project cost $645,720,000
Australian Government contribution $408,116,000
Local Council/Shire Ararat Rural City Council,Buloke Shire Council,Central Goldfields Shire Council,Gannawarra Shire Council,Loddon Shire Council,Pyrenees Shire Council,Swan Hill Rural City Council
State VIC

Project description

The project involves improvements to the Murray Basin rail network in northwest Victoria aimed at addressing key operational issues and optimising the standard and broad-gauge lines.

Benefits

This project will deliver key benefits for primary producers and freight operators including increased capacity, improved reliability and resilience, reduced journey times and reduced the need for heavy vehicle freight movements on our highways and arterial road networks.

Funding

The Australian Government is contributing $408,116,000.00 towards a Total Project Cost of $645,720,000.00.

Timetable

Construction commenced in February 2015 and is expected to be complete by the end of 2026.

Project last updated: 3 Oct 2025

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East Parade - 059878-15NSW-RTR

East Parade road pavement has extensive failures to over 40% of the area. Pavement length 110m width 11.2mRehabilitation of the road pavement by heavy patching, profiling and resurfacing the wearing surfacing. Replacement of the failed kerb and gutterTotal cost of proposed project is $111,886

Parkes Street - 059879-15NSW-RTR

Parkes Street pavement has extensive failures to over 40% of the area. Pavement length 248m width 12.0mRehabilitation of the road pavement by heavy patching, profiling and resurfacing the wearing surfacing. Replacement of the failed kerb and gutterTotal cost of proposed project is $160,000

Talavera Road - 059880-15NSW-RTR

Talavera Road pavement has extensive failures to over 30% of the area. Pavement length 255m width 10.2mRehabilitation of the road pavement by heavy patching, profiling and resurfacing the wearing surfacing. Replacement of the failed kerb and gutterTotal cost of proposed project is $147,000

Greigs Road, (Rural Road) - 059881-15VIC-RTR

Rough and failing pavementRehabilitation of 260 metre long section of Greigs Road

Ince Place, Melton West - 059882-15VIC-RTR

Pavement condition has deteriorated to an unacceptable levelRehabilitation of the pavement including replacement of the kerb and channelTotal cost of proposed project is $145,904

St John Place, Melton West - 059883-15VIC-RTR

Pavement condition has deteriorated to an unacceptable levelRehabilitation of the pavement including replacement of the kerb and channelTotal cost of proposed project is $119,730

Dianne Place, Melton West - 059884-15VIC-RTR

Pavement condition has deteriorated to an unacceptable levelRehabilitation of the pavement including replacement of the kerb and channelTotal cost of proposed project is $89,688

Wyatt Place, Melton West - 059885-15VIC-RTR

Pavement condition has deteriorated to an unacceptable levelRehabilitation of the pavement including replacement of the kerb and channelTotal cost of proposed project is $89,688

Mt Cottrell Road, (Rural Road) - 059886-15VIC-RTR

Most of the road has a narrow seal and the southern section is unsealed.Widening of the narrow seal and reconstruction of the unsealed section to provide a sealed pavement

The Gardens Road (Alice Springs Rural Road) - 059887-15NT-RTR

The Gardens Road services the pastoral, tourism, mining and indigenous community industries. The nearby Alice Springs to Darwin road rail crossing is currently being upgraded to 2 lane 7m wide seal, finishing at the existing narrow non-standard, single lane grid. The upgrade of the grid and drainage is a safety issue.It is proposed to raise the grid to allow drainage to occur, widen the grid to standard 9.6 metre width, raise the road approaches and build fence on both sides of the grid for traffic safety.

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