August 27, 2018
The $1.5 million Marshlands Bridge at Barambah Creek – officially opened by the South Burnett Regional Council in May last year – will be closed for three days this week for repairs.
On Monday, Council advised the bridge, on Silverleaf Road, would be closed from 7:00am on Wednesday to 7:00am on Friday 31 to allow contractors to undertake repairs of concrete fixings in the bridge’s deck.
The original contractors have been called back to make the repairs after routine Council checks.
In January 2016, Council was awarded $800,000 towards the replacement of the old wooden Marshlands Bridge in Round 2 of the Federal Government’s “Bridges To Recovery” grants program.
Council supplied the rest of the funding, and work on the new dual-lane concrete structure began in January 2017.
Runoff from ex-Cyclone Debbie flooded the construction site in mid-April last year, but at the time Council said the new bridge had suffered no damage from the incident.
It was finally opened to traffic on May 5, 2017.
During the latest repair work, detours will be available via Campbells Road, Mondure Wheatlands Road and McConnell Way.
“Residents and road users are also advised that alternate routes to and from Hivesville and Proston are available via Wondai Proston Road,” a Council spokersperson said.
“Council is aware of the inconvenience this road closure causes, and would like to thank residents and road users in advance for their patience and co-operation.
“For any inquiries, please contact Council’s Customer Service Centres on (07) 4189-9100.”
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