A SECOND track possession last week allowed for some solid demolition works for the Inland Rail with large sections of the Anderson Street Bridge removed after a slight holdup due to the weather.
High winds on Monday 26 May saw the scheduled use of a 450 ton crane to remove the top deck of the bridge postponed by one day.
However, removal of the western track and delivery of 2.8km of new rail from Port Augusta went ahead as planned.
The bridge was cut into seven sections and three of the spans were craned out on Tuesday after winds died down.
Project director Scott Anderson said that almost 10,000 cubic metres of dirt and soil had been removed from the northern side of the bridge.
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"Much of that has been transported to Broadford for use on our three bridge projects down there," Mr Anderson said.
"We’ve also started work removing the southern section and laying the groundwork for construction of the new underpass."
By Friday over 800 metres of the existing west rail track and 1200 sleepers had been transported to Seymour for storage, and the new rail was delivered as seventeen 165m 'strings'.
Mr Anderson said Inland rail and John Holland were grateful to the community during such major infrastructure work.
"We thank the community of Euroa for their patience and understanding as we carry out the work on this transformative project," he said.
The next track possession is planned for Monday, 16 June.
