The Meccano Set is an overhead gantry located above a busy controlled at-grade road intersection located at the boundary between Lansdowne and Villawood in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The intersection is a junction where the Hume Highway, Henry Lawson Drive and Woodville Road intersect.
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| Type | Road junction |
| Junction type | Controlled at-grade intersection |
| Location | Lansdowne / Villawood |
| Opened | December 1962 |
| Built by | Department of Main Roads |
| Maintained by | Transport for NSW |
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| LGA(s) | City of Canterbury-Bankstown |
In December 1962 a large overhead gantry with directional signs and traffic lights, was erected by the Department of Main Roads.[1] It was quickly nicknamed the Meccano Set with reference to the children's construction toy Meccano. At that stage, the intersection was a junction for through traffic between Brisbane and Melbourne. Although this was superseded by the Cumberland Highway in August 1988, it remains an important intersection.[2][3]
In early 2019, the overhead structure was replaced with a new identical pre-fabricated version and was completed in June 2019.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "The Old Hume Highway – History begins with a road" (PDF). Roads & Maritime Services. Government of New South Wales; Australian Government. May 2013. p. 13.
- ^ "Consultation on the future of the Meccano Set". Roads & Maritime Services. Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016.
- ^ Georgakopoulos, Chris (9 June 2015). "Meccano set future on hold". Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Replacing the Hume Highway 'Meccano Set'". Roads and Maritime Services. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Meccano Set traffic intersection reopens after major upgrade". Daily Telegraph. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.