TWO days before the election, Barnaby Joyce promised a Coalition government would guarantee that the last remaining timber bridge in the Uralla Shire was replaced.
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Mr Joyce made the commitment yesterday that a grant of $800,000 would go towards replacing Munsie Bridge, which is east of Uralla on the Gostwyck Road and crosses Salisbury Waters.
Munsie Bridge was built in the late 1930s, Uralla Council’s acting director of infrastructure and regulation Owen Johns said.
“This is the last bridge in the Shire in need of an upgrade,” he said. Mr Owen said the concrete foundations would be re-used in building the new bridge and wooden railings would be incorporated into the new design of steel railings, to emulate the heritage appearance of the old bridge.
“This will still be a single lane bridge, the cost benefit ratio resolved this to be the most efficient approach, considering the amount of traffic on the road,” Mr Owen said.
Mr Joyce said local bridges were vital to ensuring communities and local businesses have easy access to essential services, traffic movement and the efficient transportation of road freight.
