Toowoomba Second Range Crossing | New England Highway realignment

Throwback Thursday:

One year ago today, Toowoomba traffic travelling to and from Highfields made the switch onto the new 1.1km-long realigned section of the New England Highway at Mount Kynoch and drove over the TSRC twin arch bridges for the first time.

The two parallel road bridges (one for northbound traffic, the other for southbound) were built before the earth underneath was removed, involving a number of controlled blasts.

Later this year, traffic travelling along the Warrego Highway will drive underneath the twin arch bridges as part of their journey along the TSRC.

Take a look at the New England Highway’s realignment and twin arch bridges’ construction journey on the TSRC website gallery nexustsrc.com.au/gallery/new-england-highway-realignment-2/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Great photos

Pete Thompson

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What a brilliant piece of engineering Nexus TSRC, such great work done throw out the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing 🇭🇲️🙂🇭🇲️🙂🇭🇲️

One day we will be able to drive it all ONE DAY

This has been so long in the making. It is abeautiul piece of road ..

Great photos. Old road is now a distant memory.

1 year ago we thought we could see the end of this project.

I wish I was as cool as the dudes that blasted that cut

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Today we had a visit from members of the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing Business Advisory Group who were here for a final tour of the project as it nears completion.

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TSRC Business Advisory Group tour the project - Nexus

Today, members of the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing Business Advisory Group were given a tour of the near-completed project. The Business Advisory Group was established in 2016 as a group of key bus...

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Question for Nexus TSRC ; What is the overhead clearance on the Toll Structure? It may be an optical illusion when compared with the massive New England Highway overpass, but it doesn't look that high remembering that a lot of OVER-size loads are moved on the Warrego for mining projects west of The Great Dividing range.

It is taking to long to open

How much will the toll be and what other traffic decisions will be enforced after it’s opening. Provide some clarity and certainty for businesses please - as were all going to be greatly affected by this and deliberately withholding the answers is just reprehensible.

Is there a chance to walk the viaduct before opening?

Kerry on the far left, was privileged to be part of this today. He said it's amazing.

But when will it open and how much will the tolls be

Just hurry up and finish! Sick of waiting! You're taking too long!

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Check out our latest construction statistics for the entire TSRC, including the construction works at the Ballard area and final four-kilometre section of the alignment.

The opening date of the TSRC is determined by construction works in the Ballard area.

Construction dates and timeframes are dictated by site conditions, construction and delivery schedules, and weather impacts. For this reason, completion dates can change.

Although we are confident the entire TSRC will be completed and open to traffic later this year, at present we cannot state the completion date.

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How about getting this constitution companies go straight onto building the Qld Bruce Highway around GYMPIE and all up to Cairns IMMEDIATELY. The existing road IS NOT A Highway -- IT'S A THOROUGH DISGRACE. Give Queensland the quality Highway that NSW is building down to Newcastle. WE WANT OUR SHARE OF OUR ROAD & FUEL TAXES PAID.

How much will the toll be? Asking for a friend.... 🤣

The best bypass ever

Is there going to be street lighting across Mt Kynoch, esp lighting for fog? This area is so dark and dangerous without this atm.

One day....

Patiently waiting. 🤓

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For Gowrie State School P&C, keeping its after-school care fees at reasonable levels while meeting increasing service demands and improving facilities requires careful strategic thinking – and that’s exactly what they have done by partnering with Nexus Together to upgrade the service’s kitchen facilities.

“Given the scale of our service, and its not-for-profit status, providing this essential service for our community, growing it to meet an increase in demand and remaining relevant to our community’s needs requires ongoing facility improvements and upgrades. We want to keep fees at reasonable levels, and this requires strategic thinking and revenue streams from outside of the service. So really, the injection of funds from Nexus acts as a payback to the community.” Paul Judge, Gowrie State School P&C President.

Read the full story here nexustsrc.com.au/nexus-together-funds-assist-local-communities-well-into-the-future/

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Nexus Together funds assist local communities well into the future - Nexus

Since construction works began on the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing (TSRC) in 2016, 18 not-for-profit organisations along the project corridor have received funds to support positive community outco...

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Have you read our latest news? It’s available here: bit.ly/2QYAQSx

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Nexus News - May 2019 - Nexus

May Works… This month, Nexus prepared to enter the end of earthworks phase and celebrated the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing’s national recognition as an outstanding construction project! In this...

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Hello Nexus TSRC can you please advise how people travelling from the Westbrook/Wyreema etc area are able to SAFELY access the Athol entrance of the TSRC? It only seems to have an interchange for people travelling from the West?

For those who can't click on the link and read the article above ... This will allow Nexus to complete the TSRC and have it open to traffic later this year.

When is it going to be finished? That's all we care about ! Can you please hurry up !

Nice but no mention of the piers sinking that's supporting the road

How long til the new section is available to the public?

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New England Highway realignment

As part of constructing the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing project, the New England Highway at Mount Kynoch is being permanently realigned.

What's involved?

Works involve:

permanently realigning one kilometre (dual-carriageway) of the New England Highway. The realigned New England Highway will improve road safety for motorists with a wider central median and by increasing the line of vision
constructing a dual arch bridge to enable the TSRC to pass 30m below the highway. The new bridges will carry two lanes of traffic (two lanes northbound and two lanes southbound) on the New England Highway.
constructing two protected U-turn areas.

Progress

Completed works

Completed works include:

earthworks were carried out to form the earth mounds for the bridge work between 2016 and mid-2017
arch beams and bridge deck units were installed for the dual northbound and southbound bridges over the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing during late 2017.

Upcoming works

Works currently underway include: