Consortium set to announce tender for new pedestrian bridge
14 August 2019
The contract to build
Brisbane’s
new inner-city
Neville Bonner Bridge pedestrian
bridge from
Queen’s
Wharf to South Brisbane will soon be released, Tourism Industry
Development Minister Kate Jones has announced today.
Ms Jones said around 100 labourers, engineers, designers and other
workers will work on the bridge – named in honour of Australia’s first
Indigenous parliamentarian.
“We’re partnering with the private sector to build big infrastructure
projects that create
jobs for Queenslanders,” she said.
“Once the
tender is awarded, the contractor will recruit the next wave
of labourers to work on this historic project.
“Queen’s Wharf will change the face of Brisbane – creating more than
8000 jobs in Brisbane’s CBD over the next 10 years.
“Today’s announcement is the next major milestone for this project and a
great coup for Brisbane.”
The new bridge is part of the $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane
development and will link both sides of the Brisbane River.
“The Neville Bonner Bridge will be the pivotal link between South Bank
and Queen’s Wharf - with 50 new restaurants and bars and a world
class-retail hub.”
Senator Bonner was the first Indigenous Australian to become a member of
the Commonwealth Parliament. He was initially appointed to fill a casual
Senate vacancy in 1971 and serviced until 1983. In 1979 he was named
Australian of the Year.
“We thank Destination Brisbane Consortium for its continued engagement
with Traditional Owners and especially with the Bonner family to honour
their late grandfather and granduncle,” Ms Jones said.
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Source: Queensland Government - www.statements.qld.gov.au
Contact: Media contact: Jack Harbour 0419 620 447
External Links: Time lapse footage of the construction: http://www.livetimelapse.com.au/clients/dsd/queens-wharf/media/media-releases/04-2018-03-2019-07_dsd_george_st_media_release.mp4
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