June 1, 2016
Four more of the region’s ageing wooden bridges will be restored to full working order this month.
Webbers Creek Bridge on Webbers Bridge Road near Wooroonden, the AB Grimes Bridge on Manar Road at Boondooma, Horse Gully Bridge on the Gayndah-Hivesville Road and a bridge on Stumckes Road north of Kinleymore will all be undergoing repairs.
The bridges were identified as priorities after a region-wide bridge inspection program at the end of 2013, which resulted in some bridges being load-limited and others being closed.
Horse Gully Bridge currently has a 30 tonne limit and Webbers Road Bridge is limited to 20 tonnes.
The South Burnett Regional Council called a tender for the work as part of this year’s budgeted capital works program, and in April awarded the $270,000 contract to Professional Bridge Services Pty Ltd.
Repair work is expected to begin this week and is forecast to be completed by the end of the month.
Traffic will be managed through a full road closure for works on Webbers Bridge Road.
The other three bridges will remain open, but Council staff will use a guidance scheme to manage traffic.
