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This work is now complete and the Meccano Set again takes its place as one of the most recognisable landmarks on Sydney's road network. Building the Meccano Set - then and now The 1962 structure was built without the benefit of modern design technology. It was designed on drafting tables in 'imperial units' - the pre-metric system that
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In January 2015, Roads and Maritime Services sought community feedback on the Meccano Set's future. Two options were proposed: repaint and maintain the structure or remove it completely and replace it with more standard traffic lights and directional signs. Public responses revealed it was considered a Western Sydney icon, with around 90.
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Meccano Set traffic intersection reopens after major upgrade. South west Sydney's much loved Meccano Set is open after getting its first facelift in 57 years, after residents voted overwhelming.
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The Meccano Set is an overhead gantry located above a busy road intersection in the Sydney suburb of Lansdowne, Australia where the Hume Highway, Henry Lawson Drive and Woodville Road intersect.. In 1962, a large overhead gantry with directional signs and traffic lights, was erected by the Department of Main Roads.It quickly nicknamed with reference to the children's construction toy Meccano.
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The historic Meccano Set intersection in South-West Sydney has just been rebuilt after more than five and a half decades since it was first erected back in 1962.
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The supersized Meccano set taking shape in Sydney Architect Steven Toia stopped under the Sydney Harbour Bridge to marvel at its engineering, the time and labour involved and the beauty of the deceptively light and lacy trellises that span its arches.
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THE MECCANO SET Hume Hwy, Woodville Rd & Henry Lawson Dr, Lansdowne This historic intersection, the intersection of Hume Highway, Woodville Rd & Henry Lawson Dr in Sydney's south-western suburb of Landsowne, gains its name from the overhead sign gantries that resemble something constructed from meccano or lego.
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The supersized Meccano set taking shape in Sydney Inspiration for the Parramatta Powerhouse comes from famous landmarks including the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Eiffel Tower. Julie Power March 17, 2023 Principal of Genton architecture firm Steven Toia. James Brickwood Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size
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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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Meccano Set. 17 June 2020. Chess Engineering has worked on a number of iconic projects, including Sydney's historic Meccano Set intersection structure. Originally installed at Lansdowne at June 1962, motorists have long used the Meccano Set as a point of reference when travelling through Sydney. In fact, when the NSW Government asked people.
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The NSW Government is replacing the 'Meccano Set' under its $1.5 billion maintenance program. Is the Meccano Set being removed? In January 2015, Roads and Maritime Services sought community feedback on the future of the 'Meccano Set'.
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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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The Meccano set of traffic lights at Lansdowne in Sydney's west is well known to the tens of thousands of motorists who pass through every day. Picture: Sam Ruttyn MORE FROM MIRANDA WOOD
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It was definitely steel. Brass, steel (sometimes tin plated,) various plastics, rubber - different parts were made from different materials and all evolved over the years. Used to work for a bloke whose consuming passion was Meccano, he would happily blow a grand on a mystery box of parts if it was the right vintage.
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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.