An Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (NSW) Roads and Transport Directorate report has forced the NSW government to replace hundreds of regional and rural bridges.
The report identified more than 400 timber structures as being sub-standard across the state.
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The Nationals announced this week that $500m has been allocated to replace and repair the State’s aging rural and regional bridges.
The announcement follows IPWEA (NSW) Roads & Transport Directorate’s Timber Bridge Management Report released last year that identified 417 of the State’s 1771 timber bridges as requiring attention.
“IPWEA (NSW) recently reported over 400 timber bridges as either in poor or very poor condition,” Deputy Premier John Barilaro said.
“That’s not acceptable.”
The $500 million in funding will come from the Fixing Country Bridges program.
Labor's Stephen Lawrence said If elected Labor would take care of basic infrastructure like bridges.
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Craig Thomson
I am a media and communications professional with experience across print, digital, social and radio broadcast. I am currently an Editor at Australian Community Media of three southeast Queensland mastheads, the Redland City Bulletin, the Jimboomba Times and the Beaudesert Times. I was a Senior Journalist, at the Glen Innes Examiner before becoming the editor of the Young Witness, then the Daily Liberal and then seven suburban mastheads in southeast Sydney, including St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. I was a Radio Broadcaster/Presenter on Bay FM, a Music Journalist, a Travel Blogger, a Film and Television Analyst/Writer and a Political Commentator. I was a serious musician, but now I am just an enthusiastic hobbyist.
I am a media and communications professional with experience across print, digital, social and radio broadcast. I am currently an Editor at Australian Community Media of three southeast Queensland mastheads, the Redland City Bulletin, the Jimboomba Times and the Beaudesert Times. I was a Senior Journalist, at the Glen Innes Examiner before becoming the editor of the Young Witness, then the Daily Liberal and then seven suburban mastheads in southeast Sydney, including St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. I was a Radio Broadcaster/Presenter on Bay FM, a Music Journalist, a Travel Blogger, a Film and Television Analyst/Writer and a Political Commentator. I was a serious musician, but now I am just an enthusiastic hobbyist.
