At long last, on May 6th The Tummaville Road bridge replacement project across the North Branch of the Condamine River! What an exciting and long awaited project this was. Melissa, as TRC Infrastructure Services portfolio leader, was thrilled to be able to support this project and be at its opening.
The $2.5 million bridge replacement project at Kincora, south-east of Brookstead and Mayor Antonio said Council was grateful for the Australian Government’s financial contribution to the vital upgrade project.
It is vitally important to our council and Melissa in particular than equal support is shown for our rural and regional areas as well as our denser, urban community. This project has greatly improved accessibility for those in this area as well as the safety of travel for the local community.
“Council replaced the former single-lane timber bridge, which was closed to traffic in 2018, with a two-lane, multi-span concrete bridge to improve local accessibility and road safety for motorists and surrounding residents,” Cr Taylor said.
The old, damaged timber was removed and demolished so as to make way for the new design that was crafted with the utmost care and precision. Service relocations were undertaken, and Council crews worked on the temporary piling platforms, which were used by the piling contractor to handle and drive the precast concrete piles that formed the bridge foundations.
The concrete construction for the bridge was completed in line with our program to open it to traffic by the first quarter of 2021. The new bridge has been designed to accommodate large agricultural machinery, higher productivity vehicles and improves flood immunity for the area.
A sum of the Council’s budget for 2020/21 was assigned to this project which was generously supported by the Australian Government’s Bridges Renewal Program with $700,000.
Melissa and Council are extremely grateful for the community’s patience and cooperation during the bridge’s closure and the subsequent construction phase and those who worked and collaborated with the council on the project.
