A new 16-metre bridge at Plenty Road in Mernda is set to be completed two weeks ahead of schedule.
During the past month, Major Road Projects Victoria crews worked to install six precast re-enforced concrete planks above Barbers Creek, as well as 60 piles that will provide a foundation for off-structure safety barriers.
The new bridge will double the road’s load capacity to suit heavy freight vehicles including 85.5 tonne A-double trucks.
The bridge construction is part of the State Government’s Structures Rehabilitation Package to increase safety and future-proof a north-south link between Melbourne’s outer northern suburbs and the wider Whittlesea region.
The Structures Rehabilitation Package aims to reduce waste, with unused asphalt diverted to the Whittlesea Agricultural Society to resurface footpaths and tracks around the showgrounds parking area.
The Structures Rehabilitation Package will be completed by 2023.
