With rectification works now complete, Little Sandy Bridge is set to reopen on Friday (19 December).
Little Sandy Bridge was closed in March 2020 due to extensive damage from flood waters. Later floods in 2022, then again in March and June 2024, resulted in further damage to the eastern (Elderslie) side of the bridge, washing away the bridge approach, pathway and large sections of the riverbank and vegetation.
The rectification project included:
· Extensive earthworks and filling of the scoured (eroded) areas to provide access and enable construction at the eastern (Elderslie) side of the bridge;
· Extension of the deck on the eastern side of the bridge;
· Scour (erosion) protection on both sides of the river but mostly the eastern side;
· Reconstruction and realignment of the pathway on the eastern side; and
· Landscaping of an area of approximately 6,000 square metres.
Mayor of Camden, Cr Therese Fedeli, said she was thrilled to be announcing its reopening.
"We've worked closely and extensively with industry experts to achieve an outcome that will best reduce the impacts of future flooding events," she said.
"While there's never any guarantee around flooding events, we're confident the surveying and modelling works, as well as undertaking a peer review of the concept design, has provided the best rectification option available."
The $3.7 million project rectification project is jointly funded by Camden Council and the Federal and NSW Governments.
For more information about the recent rectification works, visit
https://www.camden.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/little-sandy-bridge
