Major milestone for Violet Street Bridge

Published on 29 June 2026

The replacement of Narrabri’s Violet Street Bridge has achieved a major milestone with completion of foundation piling works on the project.

The final pile was driven on 24 June for the bridge’s abutment on the Selina Street end of the bridge, marking the completion of these works.

The first concrete pour for the abutment at the Tibbereena Street end of the bridge has also been completed.

All pier piles are being cut down to the design level, while steelwork for pile caps for each pier is underway.

Focus will also move to demolition of the old bridge piers, which were used to support the temporary pile guide frames. These existing bridge piers are scheduled to be demolished in mid-July.

In addition to demolition of existing piers, the bridge’s next milestone will include the construction of the pile caps, blade piers and the abutment at the Selina Street end of the bridge.

This is expected to take approximately six weeks, after which construction of the headstocks and placement of the girders will take place – and another step closer to completion of new Violet Street Bridge.

A detour route is in place along Selina Street, Newell Highway and Tibbereena Street. This detour will remain in place throughout the duration of the works.

Council thanks the local community for their patience and ongoing support of the project.

The bridge replacement, which is being undertaken by Saunders Civilbuild Pty Ltd, will have an unrestricted load capacity, catering for all vehicles.

It will also feature a separate shared pathway for pedestrians and cyclists on each side of the new structure, and decrease time required to remove barriers during flood events - reducing disruption times for residents and road users.

Regular information and updates regarding the project can also be found through the project’s dedicated webpage, social media, local print and broadcast media, and Council’s website.

The $7 million Violet Street Bridge replacement project has been made possible with the contribution of $5 million through the Infrastructure Betterment Program jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. 

The Australian Government’s Roads to Recovery Program contributed the remaining $2 million for the project.

The project’s dedicated website can be found at: https://yoursay.narrabri.nsw.gov.au/violet-street-bridge-replacement