Lendlease to deliver one-kilometre-long bridge on Pacific Highway
20 February 2017
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Lendlease Engineering announced as preferred contractor to deliver kilometre-long bridge over the Richmond River, one of two major bridges on the 155-kilometre Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway upgrade
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Full duplication of the Pacific Highway on track for completion by 2020
A new one-kilometre-long
bridge over the Richmond River at Broadwater is
a step closer following today’s announcement of
Lendlease Engineering as
the preferred contractor to deliver the project.
Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said
the bridge was part of the 155-kilometre
Woolgoolga to Ballina section
of the
Pacific Highway upgrade.
“The bridge over the Richmond River at Broadwater is the second of two
major new crossings on this section of the upgrade, along with the new
Clarence River bridge at Harwood,” Mr Chester said.
“More than 100 bridges, including new or replacement bridges over
existing creeks, underpasses and overpasses, will be built as part of
this transformational and life-saving project, which has already helped
halve fatalities on the Pacific Highway since the upgrade commenced.”
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the progress made on the
bridges was just one sign of the momentum in the Woolgoolga to Ballina
section.
“Between Woolgoolga and Ballina, work is now underway on 104 kilometres
of the upgrade, with the remaining 51 kilometres in planning. Work is
well advanced between Woolgoolga and Glenugie, with this 26-kilometre
section of the upgrade on track to progressively open to traffic in
2017, weather permitting,” Mr Hogan said.
Member for Clarence Chris Gulaptis said the announcement was great news
for the local community.
“The Pacific Highway corridor is a critical link for hundreds of
thousands of motorists travelling on the east coast each year. The
tender will provide local opportunities, which is always welcome,” Mr
Gulaptis said.
New South Wales Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Melinda Pavey
said the upgrade was Australia’s largest regional infrastructure
project.
“This upgrade of the existing highway from Woolgoolga to Ballina to a
four-lane divided
road will be the final link in the duplication of the
Pacific Highway by 2020, and this section remains a hive of activity,”
Mrs Pavey said.
“Soft soil works, which are being carried out before major work begins,
are continuing at a number of locations along the length of the upgrade,
including around Maclean and Woodburn,” Mrs Pavey said.
The Australian and New South Wales governments are jointly funding the
Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade on an 80:20 basis. More information on the
project and the various works underway is available at
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/northern-nsw/woolgoolga-to-ballina/index.html.
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