There will be changes to traffic movements at the causeway roundabout and a section of Lyell Highway in Granton from Tuesday, 15 April 2025 as part of the New Bridgewater Bridge Project.
There will be changes to traffic movements in Granton from Wednesday, 16 April 2025 as part of the New Bridgewater Bridge Project.
We are building a new northbound slow lane on the Brooker Highway as part of the New Bridgewater Bridge Project.
To do this work, we need to reduce the width of the northbound lane of the Brooker Highway by relocating concrete barriers, which will restrict the movement of very large loads through the area.
There will be traffic changes in Bridgewater and Granton from next Tuesday, 10 December 2024 as we continue to build the new Bridgewater Bridge.
These will be the last major traffic changes until traffic moves onto the new bridge in mid-2025.
There will be traffic changes in Bridgewater from this Thursday, 28 November 2024 as we continue to build the new Bridgewater Bridge.
Four outstanding women working on the New Bridgewater Bridge Project have been recognised for their contribution to the construction industry at the 2024 National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Tasmania Awards for Excellence.
Motorists and residents in Bridgewater are asked to be aware of the upcoming two-week closure of the Gunn Street off-ramp from the Midland Highway in Bridgewater as part of the construction of the New Bridgewater Bridge.
Motorists are asked to be aware of oversized truck movements from Bridgewater to both ends of the new Bridgewater Bridge via the Midland Highway, East Derwent Highway and Brooker Highway over the next six months as major construction continues.
Motorists are asked to be aware of upcoming traffic changes in Granton as work on the New Bridgewater Bridge Project continues.
From mid-June the temporary George Street traffic detour to the Brooker Highway will end and George Street will be reinstated as a residential street.
To manage operational traffic noise once the new bridge and interchanges are complete, the New Bridgewater Bridge Project has adopted a combination of noise mitigation measures, including building three separate sections of noise walls made up of 3-metre-wide precast concrete panels.
Motorists in Bridgewater are asked to be aware of the upcoming weekend closure of a section of Gunn Street as part of the construction of the New Bridgewater Bridge.
Motorists are asked to be aware of oversized truck movements from Bridgewater to Granton via the East Derwent Highway and Brooker Highway over coming months as major construction on the New Bridgewater Bridge continues.
As major construction on the New Bridgewater Bridge continues, significant traffic changes will take place in Bridgewater and will remain in place until traffic is moved onto the New Bridgewater Bridge in 2025.
With major construction of the new Bridgewater Bridge now underway, changes to the way traffic travels through the project site will come into place from next week so that construction can continue safely.
To facilitate the construction of the New Bridgewater Bridge, the existing Bridgewater Bridge lifting span will remain closed until after the completion of the project in 2025.
Drivers travelling through the New Bridgewater Bridge project site are reminded to drive to the conditions and follow directions given by traffic controllers, especially at night.
Changes to traffic conditions on Black Snake Road and the Brooker Highway northbound on and off ramps in Granton are now in place as major construction continues on the new Bridgewater Bridge.
A new purpose-built pre-cast concrete production facility that will produce more than 1,000 segments needed to build the new Bridgewater Bridge has opened in Bridgewater.
As part of the New Bridgewater Bridge Project, the northern end of Old Main Road has been closed.
Changes to traffic conditions on Main Road, Granton and Gunn Street, Bridgewater will start from next week as major construction continues on the new Bridgewater Bridge.
Major construction of the long-awaited New Bridgewater Bridge is underway, with important pieces of the project’s temporary bridge arriving on site.
More than 50 job seekers new to the construction industry have fast-tracked their knowledge base as they prepare to work on Tasmania’s biggest transport infrastructure project.
Motorists are asked to be aware of oversized truck movements from the Port of Hobart to Bridgewater and Granton over coming months as major construction continues on the new Bridgewater Bridge.
To facilitate the construction of the new Bridgewater Bridge, the Department of State Growth will temporarily close the lifting span on the existing Bridgewater Bridge.
As major construction on the New Bridgewater Bridge Project continues to ramp up, the success of the project to date has this week been recognised, winning the 2022 Planning Institute of Australia Tasmania – Planning Excellence Award for Strategic Planning Project.
The final plans for the new Bridgewater Bridge have been released after three years of design development and community consultation.
With major construction of the new Bridgewater Bridge set to be underway by the end of the year, changes to the way people travel through the area will come into place from next week.
Work to build the highly anticipated New Bridgewater Bridge will start in coming months, with early works progressing on site.
To keep the public and our workers safe, the Bridgewater boat ramp and jetty will be closed from Monday, 22 August 2022.
One southbound lane of the Brooker Highway between the Granton roundabout and Black Snake Road overpass will be closed from 7.00pm on Monday, 15 August 2022 for around two weeks.
Work to build the new Bridgewater Bridge will start in coming months after a Design and Construct contract for the $786 million project was signed today.
The independent Major Project Assessment Panel appointed by the Tasmanian Planning Commission has approved the construction of the new Bridgewater Bridge.
As part of the Early Activities for the New Bridgewater Bridge Project, site investigations are taking place across Bridgewater and Granton.
McConnell Dowell has been named as the contractor chosen to deliver the largest transport infrastructure project in Tasmania’s history, the new Bridgewater Bridge, ahead of the start of construction in 2022.
The New Bridgewater Bridge Project took some time out recently to inspire the next generation of bridge builders.
The New Bridgewater Bridge Project has reached its biggest milestone to date, with tenders received for the design and construction of the $576 million project.
Work on the $576 million project to build a new Bridgewater Bridge is on track with construction to start next year.
In consultation with a range of stakeholders and regulators, the independent Development Assessment Panel, appointed by the Tasmanian Planning Commission, has finalised a set of assessment criteria for the New Bridgewater Bridge major project.
In late 2020, a reference design for the New Bridgewater Bridge to the community for feedback.
The New Bridgewater Bridge Project made history late last year, becoming the first project in the State to be declared a Major Project as part of the Tasmanian Government's new Major Projects legislation.
Two of the country’s top construction companies have been shortlisted to build Hobart’s new Bridgewater Bridge.
The New Bridgewater Bridge Project has reached a major milestone this month, on time, with four of the country’s top construction companies submitting proposals to be considered to build the $576 million project.
The work to build the New Bridgewater Bridge is progressing, with the formal release of approved design requirements for the bridge.