Cr Charlie Pisasale inspects the
completed work on Crescent Street,
Leichhardt.
One Mile Bridge work nearing completion.
Streets get
kerb and
channelling
A number of streets in Division 8 have
recently undergone kerb and channelling
work to improve road drainage and
provide a barrier between the road and
properties.
The work is part of council’s 25 year
strategy to kerb and channel every
street in urban areas, bringing the old
and new areas of the city together.
Kerb and channelling to Berry Street,
Churchill between McMillan Street to
number 44 is complete, as is Crescent
Street, Leichhardt and Chubb Street,
One Mile.
Work is expected to start in April 2014
for Harvey and Emu Streets in Churchill
with a total project cost of $1.8 million.
Kerb and channelling in Harvey Street
will be completed between Warwick
Road to Emu Street and Wish and Wills
Streets. Along Emu Street, kerb and
channelling will be completed from
Harvey Street to Weda Street.
Future work is also planned for Balaclava
Street in Churchill to replace the
existing asphalt kerb with concrete kerb
and channelling.
1919
Upgrades to One Mile
Bridge Complete
Work has been completed to One
Mile Bridge to improve the original
design and repair damage from the
January 2013 flood.
Work commenced in October 2013
and was completed in February 2014.
As part of the work, the southern
approach embankment was re-
designed to ensure a repeat of damage
from the 2013 flood is less likely.
Other work included design
enhancements to strengthen the
bridge approach which will allow flood
waters to flow over the approach
whilst minimising, as well as reinstating
significant sections of the road surface
with a high strength cement stabilising
base and high strength asphalt.
The project was a combination
of ‘like for like’ repairs as well as
additional improvements with
funding being provided by the
State Government’s Betterment
Fund. Funding was provided by
the Queensland Reconstruction
Authority under joint Queensland
and Australian Government natural
disaster arrangements.
More than 20,000 cars use the One
Mile Bridge every day and the road
is a significant link between Ipswich’s
central and western suburbs.
Damage to the One Mile Bridge
following the January 2013 flood.
