ROSI funding injection of $35m for Moree overpass project

A proposed overpass in inland northern NSW has been given a $35.2 million boost courtesy of the Roads of Strategic Importance initiative.

The $44
million Intermodal Overpass project is intended to improve supply-chain
efficiency for local communities and better connections to the Newell Highway
and the Inland Rail connecting Melbourne and Brisbane via regional Victoria,
NSW and Queensland.

The federal
government has already committed $300 million towards the NSW section of the
Toowoomba to Seymour Inland Rail Corridor.

Mayor of
Moree Plains Shire Council Katrina Humphries said the council was pleased to be
partnering with the Commonwealth and Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC)
to deliver the overpass project.

“Council
will be providing $550,000 towards the project to secure a direct interface
connection to Inland Rail for improved freight productivity,” Cr Humphries
said.

Click here for more information about proposed upgrades to the Toowoomba to Seymour Corridor in NSW.