{"id":136038,"date":"2016-02-24T13:51:31","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T03:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=136038"},"modified":"2020-10-22T12:16:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T02:16:08","slug":"bridge-works-progressing-slowly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/02\/24\/bridge-works-progressing-slowly\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridge Works Progressing … Slowly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new Weens Road Bridge under construction northwest of Kingaroy … workers expect the project will be completed before the end of March, weather permitting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Roads Portfolio chair Cr Damien Tessmann (Photo: SBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 24, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Construction work on three new bridges at Campbells Road, Mondure Road and Weens Road has been progressing, Cr Damien Tessmann told Wednesday’s SBRC meeting.<\/p>\n

However recent wet weather had made progress slightly slower than hoped.<\/p>\n

Campbells Road bridge at Silverleaf has had its headstocks and abutments formed, reinforced and poured. Deck units are planned to be landed this week.<\/p>\n

Mondure Road bridge at Mondure has had its deck units landed and reinforced concrete deck poured. After this, wingwalls will be formed and poured and the abutments backfilled.<\/p>\n

Weens Road bridge northwest of Kingaroy has also had its deck units landed and deck poured, and backfilling the road approaches has begun.<\/p>\n

Once the approaches are level with the new bridge, Council workers will begin pouring the relieving slabs that will transition drivers from the road to the bridge.<\/p>\n

All three bridges are expected to be completed within the next two months.<\/p>\n

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The Council has also called for tenders to rehabilitate four existing timber bridges at Webbers Road, Manar Road, Stumckes Road and the Horse Gully bridge on the Gayndah Hivesville Road.<\/p>\n

The successful tenderer is expected to be announced next month.<\/p>\n

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The Council will take advantage of last month’s $800,000 Bridges To Recovery grant, which will be used to convert Marshlands Bridge on Silverleaf Road from a single lane wooden bridge to a dual-lane concrete structure, to do some work on the Kings Bridge East bridge north of Nanango as well.<\/p>\n

Council will be engaging a geotechnical consultant for the Marshlands Bridge project, but will get them to investigate the Nanango bridge too.<\/p>\n

Kings Bridge East is expected to be included in the Council’s 2016-2017 bridge replacement program.<\/p>\n