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The new Marshlands Bridge at Silverleaf will put an end to more than three years of difficulties for residents how use it (Photo: Cr Kathy Duff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 6, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

A three-and-a-half year effort to build a better bridge at Marshlands came to an end on Friday when the South Burnett Regional Council declared the new Marshlands Bridge officially open.<\/p>\n

The former wooden bridge – on Silverleaf Road – had been reduced from a dual-lane to a single lane bridge in December 2013 when it was found to be unsafe.<\/p>\n

The same inspection led to two other bridges being reduced to single lanes and load limits being placed on a further six of the region’s ageing timber bridges to ensure public safety.<\/p>\n

The Council then embarked on a $10 million, multi-year program to replace the region’s worst wooden bridges with new concrete structures designed to last 100 years.<\/p>\n

In January 2016, the Council was awarded $800,000 towards the replacement of Marshlands Bridge in Round 2 of the Federal Government\u2019s “Bridges To Recovery” grants program, but was required to contribute $800,000 of its own funds to the project as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following month, Council announced it would be engaging a geotechnical consultant for the Marshlands Bridge project, but would also be bundling the project in with another project – Kings Bridge Road in Wyalla – to see if it could get a better price for the work.<\/p>\n

Three months later it began preparing contracts for the bridge as part of its 2016-17 Bridge Replacement Program, and in July last year announced it had received 10 bids on a tender to replace both bridges.<\/p>\n

At that month’s general meeting, Councillors voted to award the contract for the work to Kay and Associates Pty Ltd for $1,506,000.<\/p>\n

In January this year, Roads portfolio chair Cr Jones advised that the new Kings Bridge would be opened as soon as weather permitted, after which work would commence on Marshlands Bridge.<\/p>\n

Work on the new dual-lane concrete structure began that month, but the almost-complete bridge and a side track had to be closed in mid-April when runoff from ex-Cyclone Debbie put both under water.<\/p>\n

However, the new bridge suffered no damage from the flooding and was finally opened to traffic on May 5.<\/p>\n

Division 5 Cr Kathy Duff said the reopening of the bridge was great news for residents, especially for Hivesville and Proston residents who used the road as a short-cut to Murgon.<\/p>\n

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FLASHBACK: Rainfall from ex-Cyclone Debbie completely flooded Marshlands Bridge in early April this year, forcing the SBRC to temporarily close the bridge and its sidetrack until the area dried out (Photo: Claire Kapernick)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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