Katherine mayor calls for a second high-level bridge

Traditional Owner groups on key cultural heritage issues, and to ensure that out of this emergency, we are creating employment and training opportunities for the local Indigenous communities.”

Main Roads is considering appropriate locations for the low-level floodway crossing, with construction expected to take around four months to complete.

Barge infrastructure could be reinstated if the river levels exceed the height of the low-level floodway crossing at any point.

Planning for a new bridge across Fitzroy River are underway. The new bridge will need to be higher and longer, and will be dual-lane, rather than the current single-lane bridge.

Meanwhile, heavy machinery and a 40-person strong road reconstruction crew continue to carry out repair works on the severely damaged section of the Great Northern Highway

WITH flood damage to the road network in northern WA, a voice from the other side of the border is calling for action to help floodproof her region.

A second high-level bridge has been proposed as part of the NT Government’s plan for a heavy vehicle alternate route in Katherine, but it isn’t marked for development for 10-15 years.

In the wake of the WA flood emergency, Katherine mayor Lis Clark wants to see those plans brought forward.

“Unprecedented is heard too often these days and 15 years is too far away. We need to start planning for this now,” she said.

“We’re looking for solutions that reflect climate change as we know it today. If access to our current bridge is lost, all of the Territory’s resources south of Katherine come to a standstill.”

Clark says the damage to the Fitzroy River Bridge on the Great Northern highlights the vulnerability in

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