MACQUARIE RIVER CLOSED AT LH FORD BRIDGE

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11 March 2019

 

BOATERS ADVISED MACQUARIE RIVER CLOSED AT LH FORD BRIDGE FOR UPGRADE WORK

 

Boaters are advised that an exclusion zone will be in place from Wednesday 13 March on either side of the river under LH Ford Bridge for the safe construction of two new concrete piers in the Macquarie River.

Roads and Maritime Services is upgrading the LH Ford Bridge and the closure is necessary to manage the safety of the community and workers during work which is expected to take up to eight months.

Waterway users will not be able to use the area directly under the bridge during work and will not have access through the area.  An exclusion zone either side of the bridge will be clearly marked and will include buoys, flashing lights and signage.

The bridge work will also involve upgrading the deck of the bridge.

The work to build two new piers will provide better support to the bridge to accommodate additional heavy vehicle loads.

Connecting the new piers to the bridge deck and adjusting the bridge barriers will require some changed traffic conditions.

The community will be notified of any impacts to traffic in advance as work progresses. Work is expected to be completed by early 2020.

For more information on other projects under way and being planned in and around Dubbo, please visit:

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/western-nsw/dubbo-projects/index.html