Romaine Reserve - Bridge and boardwalk replacement
- Completion Date20 December 2025
December 2025
Marking the end of a long wait and the beginning of safe and enjoyable use for park and nature enthusiasts, the previously closed bridge at Romaine Reserve is now officially reopened!
Originally identified for replacement in the 2024-25 financial year, mother nature had other plans, forcing a premature closure in September 2024 when strong winds damaged the old timber bridge and boardwalk. The new 18m long steel bridge now in place represents the first of many planned bridge replacements under future Capital Works Programs.
Construction Updates:
28 November 2025
The civil team started by laying the foundation, followed by the building and maintenance crew who came in to pour 30 meters of concrete pathway to connect the new bridge.
14 November 2025
With the Romaine bridge now bolted down, the decking has begun. The team have been installing FRP decking. This decking is made from a composite material that is resistant to corrosion, rot, UV degradation, and moisture.
28 October 2025
The new steel Romaine bridge has been lowered into place onto the prepared piers. The civil crew will be back on site next week to conduct the approach prep (building up the rock and base material for the pathway). Once completed, the building team will complete the installation of the structural footing components, the handrails, and some minor concrete works on the northern end.
15 September 2025
The two northern bridge piers are 3.5m in the ground and have been filled with concrete, ready for the steel bridge frames that are currently being fabricated by Steel Works.
9 September 2025
Councils building and civil teams have been working together boring large pier holes for the bridges' steel frame foundations.
They've laid concrete pads at the bottom of each hole, providing a base for the reinforced steel frames to sit on.
The southern foundations are now done, with the northern foundations underway!
20 August 2025
The building team have been busy installing the steel reinforcing bars, boxing and pour concrete for the southern bridge abutment at the romaine bridge replacement, which got poured today.
17 August 2025
Your building and maintenance team have started on their part of the bridge and boardwalk replacement project. They have excavated the southern footing and poured the base for the bridge support.
17 July 2025
Our civil crew are onsite building up the northern end of the track. This will allow crane access for the bridge installation. Once the track is ready, our building crew will take over. They will be removing the old piers and installing the new ones.
- Pre-start meeting with Building and Civil Crew.
- Works commenced on site preparation (removing existing piers and track widening/levelling).
- Shop drawings received for
Plans
September 2024
A fallen tree destroyed the pedestrian bridge, due to the extent of the damage this will not be a quick and easy fix
Location
11 Amanda Ct, Romaine 7320 View Map and directions
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11 Amanda Ct ,
Romaine 7320
11 Amanda Ct ,
Romaine 7320
Romaine Reserve - Bridge and boardwalk replacement