A community picnic on Mandurah’s eastern foreshore was held today to celebrate the official completion of the $51.8 million new Mandurah Bridge.
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti, Mandurah MLA David Templeman and City of Mandurah Mayor Rhys Williams unveiled a commemorative plaque to recognise the official completion of the project.
The new structure replaces the Old Mandurah Traffic Bridge, which opened in 1953, but had reached the end of its life and no longer had capacity for current volumes of traffic.
The City of Mandurah and Main Roads Western Australia formed a collaborative partnership, and worked closely with the community to develop a concept for the replacement bridge.
The two organisations also worked closely with design and construction contractor Georgiou Group through the project delivery and construction to ensure that impacts to road users and the community were minimised.
Road users have enjoyed increased traffic capacity and efficiency benefits since the four lanes were opened in December last year.
The old bridge has since been demolished and work has been undertaken to complete paths, landscaping and feature boardwalks under the new bridge.
The project was jointly funded by the State Government and the City of Mandurah.
Image: Mandurah Traffic Bridge. Credit: City of Mandurah