Council welcomes funds to overhaul Violet Street Bridge

Published on 15 April 2024

Thanks to the NSW Government's Infrastructure Betterment Fund, one of the Shire's most flood-affected bridges will be replaced. 

$5 million has been awarded to Narrabri Shire for the replacement of Violet Street Bridge as part of the Australian and NSW Governments' jointly funded program, which supports the repair and rebuilding of public assets directly damaged by the 2019/20 bushfires and flood events of 2021 and early 2022.

Narrabri Shire Mayor Darrell Tiemens has welcomed the funding, emphasising the significance of the bridge replacement on the Shire.

"The replacement of the Violet Street Bridge shows Council's ongoing commitment to providing our community with improved infrastructure that suits our current and future requirements," said Mayor Tiemens. 

"The Violet Street Bridge is important to our community and provides vital links across Narrabri. The new bridge is an investment in the community’s safety and resilience, and this funding enables Council to provide a bridge with increased flood immunity, reducing the impact on residents during major flood events”.

The betterment of the Violet Street Bridge will see the removal of the existing bridge and replacement with a concrete and steel reinforced structure and approaches – all designed to increase flood immunity. The new bridge will feature unrestricted load capacity, dual traffic lanes, dual shared pathways along both sides and improved approaches. 

Stage 1 of the Violet Street Bridge works has commenced, with flood modelling in progress and geotechnical testing from 17 – 24 April.

Council will consult with the community and provide updates as the project progresses.