Club Mulwala and Yarraonga-Mulwala golf course would be impacted if the green route was chosen for the replacement bridge across Lake Mulwala.
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Revelations the licensed club's car park and rear exit and the 13th fairway on the lake course will be affected by the green route was revealed during an online forum conducted by Transport for NSW and the Victorian Department of Transport on Wednesday.
"The current rear exit from Club Mulwala will be impacted and changed," Transport for NSW's senior project development manager Tim Wilson said.
"The level differences between the club car park and the proposed green alignment will require land from the existing car park to install drainage and build road embankments.
"Should the green option be chosen significantly increased traffic volumes travelling past the currently uncontrolled Gulai Road level crossing will need traffic lights installed and Gulai Road realigned for a straighter railway line approach.
"This is required for road safety and will in turn have an impact on the 13th hole fairway."
The green route will also travel over underground pipes connecting to the Mulwala water treatment plant with access to the facility to also be limited if the green alignment is chosen, according to Mr Wilson.
Once the latest consultation being carried out by the two state governments is concluded, a preferred route will be put forward to the relevant ministers for endorsement.
The two state governments have previously backed the grey route situated alongside the existing bridge connecting Yarrawonga and Mulwala.
The green route, supported by Moira and Federation councils, is located further to the west.
Asked what weighting Moira and Federation councils backing the green route would have on the final choice, Victorian Department of Transport Hume region manager Steve Bowmaker said: "It is a question for the politicians more than for the bureaucracy.
"It will certainly be one of the key factors taken into consideration when routes are chosen."
It was revealed both alignments could accommodate B-double and other large agricultural machinery.
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But there was no chance of the existing traffic bridge being kept for for cycling, pedestrians and events post construction of the replacement crossing.
"The challenge is the taxpayer dollar can only go so far in terms of maintenance of multiple sets of infrastructure that are effectively achieving the same outcome," Mr Bowmaker said.
"It would be wrong to stretch the taxpayer dollar beyond what is reasonable.
"The maintenance of a bridge for tourism and other event type attractions would probably be spent on activating some of the community infrastructure on either side of the bridge."
The new bridge won't be built before 2026 on present projections.
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