Melbourne contractor McConnell Dowell has won a contract to design and build the New Bridgewater Bridge in the Australian island state of Tasmania, replacing the existing, two-lane steel truss vertical lift bridge completed in 1946 with a streamlined, four-lane highway bridge. Tasmania’s Department of State Growth said it will be the state’s largest ever transport infrastructure project. The Australian and Tasmanian governments have committed AUD 786 million to it.Located 20km north of Hobart’s central business district, the modern bridge will span 1km over the River Derwent.The upgrade will benefit the 22,000 people that use the crossing every day and complete what the contractor called “the missing link in the state’s national highway”.Situated downstream of the old bridge, the new one will have enhanced interchanges at either end and a shared pathway for cyclists and pedestrians.Major construction starts later this year and the new bridge will be open to traffic by the end of 2024.
Melbourne contractor McConnell Dowell has won a contract to design and build the New Bridgewater Bridge in the Australian island state of Tasmania, replacing the existing, two-lane steel truss vertical lift bridge completed in 1946 with a streamlined, four-lane highway bridge. Tasmania’s Department of State Growth said it will be the state’s largest ever transport infrastructure project. The Australian and Tasmanian governments have committed AUD 786 million to it.Located 20km north of Hobart’s central business district, the modern bridge will span 1km over the River Derwent.The upgrade will benefit the 22,000 people that use the crossing every day and complete what the contractor called “the missing link in the state’s national highway”.Situated downstream of the old bridge, the new one will have enhanced interchanges at either end and a shared pathway for cyclists and pedestrians.Major construction starts later this year and the new bridge will be open to traffic by the end of 2024.
