General News
6 October, 2024
Bridge work will take four months
WORK to replace flood-damaged Chamberlains Road Bridge will start this month. The bridge was abruptly closed in May, with an 8km detour from the Calder Highway for residents to stay until January. Residents erected protest signs on the bridge near...
WORK to replace flood-damaged Chamberlains Road Bridge will start this month.
The bridge was abruptly closed in May, with an 8km detour from the Calder Highway for residents to stay until January.
Residents erected protest signs on the bridge near Inglewood.
Loddon Shire Council’s bid for flood recovery funding of repair and replacement works was rejected by the State Government as red tape continued to delay millions of dollars in recovery projects from the October 2022 floods. Council then decided to fund works from its own budget.
“The culvert replacement project is scheduled to be completed in January 2025 to allow the road to reopen. Following this, an additional guard rail will be installed. That component will be completed by 30 June,” according to a council spokesperson.
Residents have told the Loddon Herald they welcome a start on replacement work.