A new Blacks Bridge has given Greenethorpe residents and grain growers a long awaited replacement for the ageing timber bridge.
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The new bridge was officially opened on Monday afternoon by Member for the Riverina, the Hon. Michael McCormack MP and the Mayor of Weddin Shire Council, Mark Liebich.
Mr McCormack said the project delivered critical infrastructure for residents of Greenethorpe, for whom the bridge replacement was a longstanding local issue as the only accessible road during flooding events.
“Greenthorpe is located in a major grain-producing area and replacing the dilapidated Blacks Bridge with a two-lane concrete allows for B-Double access to the Mid-Western Highway, cutting travel distances and increasing grain transport productivity,” he said.
Construction on the project started in January 2017 and was completed in April 2017.
The $850,000 project was equally funded by the federal government and Weddin Shire Council and delivered under the Bridges Renewal Program.