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2023 IN REVIEW Pages 12, 13
STORMY DELUGES CAUSE FLASH FLOODS, DAMAGE
BATTLE TO LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS at around 4pm and 7pm on Tuesday dumped more rain on Wangaratta within three hours than the city usually sees for the entire month of January. Flash flooding in Rowan Street (pictured), closure of the Rowan Street underpass twice, rain innundation to homes and businesses, and many road closures saw emergency crews kept busy and a major clean-up this week. Stories pages 3, 6. PHOTO: Jeff Zeuschner
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It’s short-term pain for 100 years’ gain Mayor y calls for p patience during g Green Street bridge g redevelopment p over next six months REDEVELOPMENT of the Green Street overpass will involve “six months’ worth of pain” for ultimate gain, according to Rural City of Wangaratta Mayor Dean Rees. Many residents’ thoughts are turning to the bridge project, being undertaken
BY SIMONE KERWIN skerwin@ nemedia.com.au
by the Australian Rail Track Corporation, which will see the overpass close for six months from next week.
The imminent closure of one of the city’s main thoroughfares became more of a talking point on Tuesday, when thunderstorms and ensuing flooding forced the temporary closure of the city’s other key thoroughfare - the Rowan Street underpass
- twice within three and half hours. While the overpass’s initial closure date was advertised as Monday, January 8, an ARTC spokesman said contractor availability had now shifted the closure date to
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Wednesday, January 10. As part of Inland Rail works, the existing bridge will be demolished and the rail line lowered 2.8 metres to provide height clearance for the 2.4 metre variance in the double-stacked freight trains. “It will be great when it’s
done,” Cr Rees said. “It’s a major route, and this work will make it so much better. “It will be six months’ worth of pain to develop a new bridge we will have for the next 100 years.” ■ Continued page 5
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