Truck drivers in Tasmania are waiting in anticipation for the new $786 million Bridgewater Bridge to open later this year.
It is Tasmania’s largest ever transport infrastructure project and is located at Granton on the outskirts of Hobart.
When I was down there a while back, construction was in progress and there was a back log of traffic including lots of trucks waiting to cross the old bridge during peak hour traffic.
Meanwhile in other Tasmanian news, the 10-year long Bass Highway Action Plan is ongoing.
Authorities are improving safety on the northern Bass Highway which is a key corridor linking major population centres, transport hubs and agricultural areas across the state.
Key stretches are from Cooee to Wynyard, Wynyard to Marrawah and Launceston to Devonport.
The Cooee to Wynyard Upgrade Program and Wynyard to Marrawah Strategy and Implementation Plan have been developed, and works have started under these plans.
The Launceston to Devonport Strategy is underway too. Consultation on the plan was held in mid 2021.
The outcomes of this process are being used, along with already identified projects from Cooee to Marrawah, to create a program for future upgrades across the whole Bass Highway corridor from Launceston to Marrawah.
The highway facilitates the movement of people and goods to the key ports at Devonport and Burnie.
It provides access from the north and north-west to the central and western regions of Tasmania and connects with the Midland Highway, allowing access for road users including freight services to the east coast and southern region.
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