Detour in place for Beaufort-Carngham Road bridge replacement

Published on 27 March 2023

Major works are commencing this week to replace of the aging bridge across the Spring Hill Creek on Beaufort-Carngham Road (Bridge 11).

Pyrenees Shire Council has engaged Civil and Earth Australia Pty Ltd to complete these significant works, which will see the Beaufort-Carngham Road closed for approximately four months.

A detour will be in place using Trawalla Road and the Western Highway from Tuesday 28 March 2023 until late July, subject to weather conditions.

Pyrenees Shire Council CEO Jim Nolan noted the importance of updating this critical piece of road infrastructure.

“The existing bridge was dates back to the 1960s and does not meet modern engineering standards,” Mr Nolan said. “Without these improvements strict load limits would need to be introduced and a range of vehicles could not use the bridge.”

The new bridge will be able to carry high-mass vehicles and will feature improved safety rails.

“The scale of this project means that the detour along Trawalla Road will need to be in place for several months,” Mr Nolan said. “We will be doing everything we can to minimize the disruption and complete the works by the end of July, weather permitting.

“In the meantime, we ask that all road users take care and follow detour signs while these works are being completed.”

The $970,000 project is part of ongoing infrastructure upgrades by the Pyrenees Shire Council, with funding assistance from the Federal Government’s Roads to Recovery program.