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Date Time End of an era: Last timber bridge in Rockhampton Region upgraded It’s the end of an era with the last timber road bridge in the Rockhampton region upgraded, thanks to funding from the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government’s Bridges Renewal Program. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce said it was great to see such an achievement as a result of Round 4 funding from the program. “The last remaining timber bridge in the region, on Glenroy Road over Louisa Creek, saw the conclusion of an upgrade project more tha...

Cr Scott Bannan and Jeff McConnell (Scenic Rim) discuss the new bridge A one-lane timber bridge on the boundary of the City of Logan and the Scenic Rim is set to make way for a higher more flood-resistant structure. Teese Bridge, at Veresdale Scrub, will be replaced with a two-lane concrete crossing that will provide a more reliable connection for motorists. The Australian Government has committed $700,000 under the Bridges Renewal Program to this $1.7 million project, with the remainder jointly funded by the Logan City Council and Scenic Rim Regional Council. The works will be carried out by...

Date Time Three new bridges and one causeway earmarked for Byron Shire Byron Shire Council is replacing three bridges and one causeway as part of the NSW Government’s Fixing Country Bridges Program and the Federal Government’s Bridges Renewal Program. Upper Main Arm Bridge at Upper Main Arm, Sherrington’s Bridge at The Pocket and Englishes Bridge at Upper Coopers Creek are timber bridges that are in poor condition and $1.57 million from the Fixing Country Bridges Program will allow for the replacement of all three. “With the exception of the refurbished South Arm Bridge at Brunswick H...

Premium Content The South Arm Bridge at Brunswick Heads has officially opened, following a major timber restoration. The project included an extensive list of works, that included posting of all 24 bridge piles using recycle girders from Council's Bangalow Bridges Replacement Project. It also included high-strength fibreglass wrapping of every pile and replacement of half the girders, where all new girders were recycled from Bangalow's Five Bridges Project. The job included replacement of half of the corbels, recycled from the Bangalow Five Bridges Project as well. 80 per cent of headsto...

Israel and US-based Dynamic Infrastructure, which uses AI-driven predictive technology for bridges and tunnels, has partnered with Sydney-based firm IF3 Pty to deploy its platform on the entire inventory of bridges and infrastructure assets in Victoria’s Horsham Rural City Council. The partnership marks the first time the technology is being deployed in Australia, which will now join countries already implementing its technology like the U.S, Germany, and Israel.  “(Governments) have big problems and small budgets, so how do you close that gap?” asked Dynamic Infrastructure CEO Saar D...