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$100M Tasmanian freight route upgrades continue with key bridges

Nine Tasmanian bridges are currently undergoing strengthening works and tenders have opened to strengthen a further 12 bridges as part of a $100 million upgrade to Tasmania’s freight routes.

These projects, jointly funded by the Australian and Tasmanian Governments under the five-year Freight Capacity Upgrade Program, seek to increase the freight capacity of critical and regional freight routes across Tasmania by strengthening or replacing various bridges and improving sections of roads.

To date, 15 road and bridge strengthening projects under the program have been completed across the state, including Pipers River Bridge and sections on the Bass, Midland, Lyell and Huon highways.

“The program is supporting Tasmania’s economic growth by increasing freight efficiency, enabling increased safe operating loads and making travel times more predictable for freight operators,” said Tasmanian Minister for Infrastructure, Kerry Vincent.

“It supports productivity by improving the roads freight vehicles travel on day to day.

“Repairing and strengthening these sections of road and bridges will also improve road safety for all road users and reduce maintenance costs.”

Work is now advanced on a package to strengthen nine bridges under a $2.2 million contract awarded to construction company, Fulton Hogan.

Six of the nine bridges – at Agent River, Arthur River, Mole Creek, Leslie Station Creek, Don River and Pardoe Creek – are in the state’s north west.

The remaining bridges are at Wellards Creek, Norfolk Creek and Allans Creek on the Arthur Highway in the state’s south east.

Eight of these nine bridges are currently undergoing work. The ninth, Leslie Station Creek, will will start construction this year.

According to Tasmania Senator Anne Urquhart, the Freight Capacity Upgrade Program is playing a crucial role in stimulating the state’s economy.

“These much-needed bridge strengthening works will increase road and bridge network capability to increase freight productivity for critical state industries such as agriculture and manufacturing,” she said.

“The Australian Government will continue to invest in infrastructure projects across Tasmania to ensure efficient and safer travel for truck and heavy vehicle freight well into the future.”

In total, the Freight Capacity Upgrade Program will oversee the strengthening of 35 bridges and the replacement of three.

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