{"id":30207,"date":"2024-01-24T13:10:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T03:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infrastructuremagazine.com.au\/?p=50969"},"modified":"2024-01-24T13:10:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T03:10:11","slug":"work-begins-on-136m-bridge-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=30207","title":{"rendered":"Work begins on $136M bridge project"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sod has been turned on a Western Australian bridge project, marking the commencement of construction on the $136 million upgrade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mandurah Estuary Bridge Duplication<\/span> is jointly funded by the Australian and Western Australian Governments, through equal contributions of $68 million, with work expected to be completed by the end of 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

The project includes a second two-lane bridge being built on the south site of the existing structure, designed to provide additional traffic lanes for the original bridge.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the new bridge, a four metre wide path will also be built to provide more accessible recreational activities from the structure, including fishing.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bridge will be built using the incremental launch method with 15 concrete bridge segments being constructed on site.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 33,000 vehicles use the existing bridge daily. Western Australian Minister for Transport, Rita Saffioti, said the duplication will play an important role in easing congestion.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe duplication of the bridge will reduce congestion, improve safety and bring about time savings for people who need to commute in and out of Mandurah.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis bridge experiences high traffic volumes with around 33,000 vehicles per day due to the population growth in the Mandurah and Peel regions, so the duplication will address these issues.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mandurah Estuary Bridge was constructed in the 1980s with the design leaving scope for future duplication, set to be completed next year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured image: Concept map of the Mandurah Estuary Bridge Duplication. Image credit: Roads Australia.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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