Fixing Country Bridges

The Fixing Country Bridges Program has been developed to provide funding for timber bridge replacements across regional and rural NSW.

Lismore City Council will replace 10 ageing wooden bridges across the LGA, thanks to almost $10 million in funding under Round 1 of the State Government's Fixing Country Bridges Program (a NSW State Government initiative that aims to create a new legacy for our local road network, enabling councils to replace hundreds of timber bridges in poor condition and better connect regional and rural communities).

The wooden bridges will be replaced with concrete bridges, making them safer and more resilient to natural disasters.

These bridges are important access routes for local farming families and also link our villages and allow residents to easily travel to their jobs, schools and hospitals.

What are the works?

The ten bridges to be replaced are:

Boomerang Creek Bridge, Rosebank Road, Corndale
Dudgeon Bridge, Dudgeon Road, Keerrong
Greens Bridge, Stony Chute Road, Nimbin
Hensen Road Bridge, Hensen Road, Nimbin
Pearces Creek Bridge, Eltham Road (In collaboration with Ballina Shire Council)
Ridgewood Bridge, Mackie Road, Rosebank
Sexton Bridge, Gundarimba Road, Monaltrie
Town Bridge, Terania Creek
Tucki Creek Bridge, Mathieson Lane, Marom Creek
Walsh Bridge, Rosehill Road, Blakebrook

The Federal Government has also contributed $300,000 towards the replacement of Bungabbee Bridge, and additional funding for replacing Town Bridge.

When will the works take place?

Work on these bridges commenced in 2022 and factoring in the delays caused by the February & March 2022 Natural Disasters, the anticipated completion of the reconstructions is due by mid-2023 .

Information will be distributed to nearby residents, as it becomes available. The new structures will be constructed alongside existing timber bridges. This will allow vehicle access to maintained throughout the duration of the project, with traffic control in place.

Find Out More

You will be able to view updates on progress below, when we post them, under a tab called "Community Updates". You can also ask a question by going to the Q&A tab - also below.