More than a year’s worth of improvements to Morpeth Bridge over the Hunter River have been completed.
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The $2.9 million NSW Government project aimed to maintain the strength and capacity of the state heritage listed bridge.
Roads and Maritime Services started work during the middle of 2016, which involved replacing most of the timber truss elements on the bridge.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Scot MacDonald said work on the bridge was delicate because the bridge is listed on the state heritage register.
“It is assessed as being nationally significant, primarily on the basis of its technical and historical characteristics,” Mr MacDonald said.
With stage one maintenance work now complete, stage two work to repaint the bridge will start next year.
The upgrades included three bridge closures as well as single lane closures, a 40 km/h speed limit, traffic control and signs.
The maintenance project caused some headaches to commuters and local businesses, with one of the scheduled bridge closures clashing with the Tocal Field Days event.
Roads and Maritime thanked the community for their patience with the ongoing bridge and lane closures required while this work was carried out.
The community will be kept informed about changed traffic conditions before work to paint the bridge starts.
For the latest traffic information visit www.livetraffic.com.