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Council News
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Weekly newsletter from Wagga Wagga City Council
First Printed Saturday 9 July 2022 | Issue #403
CONNECT & CREATE! Wagga Wagga City Library is taking its ‘Build’ program to rural villages and suburbs across the Local Government Area these school holidays. Continued inside
BUILDING FUN: Billy and Library Multicultural Services Officer Mahsa Nikzad look for the perfect block to add to the structure being created during the ‘Build’ team’s visit to Oura Hall.
Taking Shape! Milestones for RiFL Hub at Bomen Construction of the required to load and unload freight “Getting that finished has been on the main southern rail network priority as Visy Logistics are our multi-million-dollar between Melbourne and Sydney. amain partner in the project and Visy Logistics will operate and Riverina Intermodal giving them early access means the RiFL Hub terminal they can come in now and start Freight and Logistics manage and master siding under a Public preparing for the commencement (RiFL) Hub at Bomen Private Partnership with Wagga of operations in October.” City Council. in Wagga Wagga is Wagga Ahead of providing that access Wagga Wagga City Council to the terminal site and industrial forging ahead, with Executive Manager - Major Projects Darryl Woods said it was a subdivision, a concrete intersection the terminal site significant step to be able to hand is being constructed at the main almost complete and over the terminal site to Visy. entrance which will connect to the “This phase of the Stage 2 work existing Merino Road roundabout ready for handover to involved laying down one million and features a total of 40,000 Visy Logistics. pavers for the terminal hardstand square metres of concrete. All the
The second stage of the project, funded through the NSW Governments Fixing Country Rail Program, included construction of rail siding and signalling works, and intermodal terminal infrastructure
beside the new master rail siding and installing services, including lighting, fire water systems and 3-phase power supply for refrigerated containers,” Mr Woods said.
pavements have been designed to cater for hundreds of heavy vehicle (B-Triple and A-Double equivalent) movements per day. Continued inside
CONCRETE POUR: Inspecting progress on the construction of the new intersection as part of the RiFL Hub Project (from left) Wagga Wagga City Council Executive Manager - Major Projects Darryl Woods, Project Manager Chad Jackson, and Construction Supervisor - Civil Infrastructure Projects Matthew Casley.
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