Completion of the bridge on Sugar Glider Road brings the number of bridges built by Kyogle Council this year to 14.
The new concrete and steel bridge on Sugar Glider Road replaces the old steel and timber bridge that had deteriorated badly.
Mayor Danielle Mulholland said the state of the steel girders and timber decking on the old bridge were “grim.”
“The new bridge is so much safer and more robust than the old one and I know it will be very much appreciated by locals and the travelling public alike,” she said.
The new bridge took nine weeks to build, cost about $450,000 and was funded under the State Government’s Local Council Specific Purpose Grants.
Next on the list are bridges on Risk Station Road and Paddys Flat Road. The council hopes to complete these bridges before the end of the year.
In the past three years, the council has replaced 94 bridges.
“What other small rural council in Australia can say that? None,” Ms Mulholland said.
“And it was done in the midst of a pandemic and while the council was working to recover from the effects of the catastrophic 2022 flood event.”
Council’s bridge renewal program has been funded mainly through the State Government Fixing Country Bridges Program ($40.41million), plus a multi-million-dollar funding package from the Australian Government.
The information in this report was provided by Kyogle Council.