Piling work to start on Wallendbeen Bridge
Work to deliver the new Burley Griffin Way road-over-rail bridge at Wallendbeen is picking up pace with piling work to start in coming weeks.
A Transport for NSW spokesperson said piling work will start on Monday 27 May and is expected to take about three weeks to complete, weather permitting.
“This is an exciting milestone on the 30-metre concrete bridge, which will ultimately restore a two-lane crossing and provide a stronger and wider bridge to serve the local community and freight network for years to come,” the spokesperson said.
“Since restarting work on the permanent bridge in late February, Transport for NSW’s contractor, Abergeldie, has finished building the new retaining walls and embankment structures within the rail corridor so this latest work can progress.”
The spokesperson said Transport will carry out noise and vibration monitoring to manage impacts to the community.
“The piling work, which involves drilling down to the hard layer of rock before installing reinforcing steel and concrete, generates minimal noise and vibration,” the spokesperson said.
“This will provide a strong foundation for the new bridge and will be completed from temporary work platforms already built.
“Transport will contact directly affected residents and will work to minimise disruptions as much as possible.”
The spokesperson said work will continue from 7am to 7pm weekdays and 8am to 1pm Saturdays, as required.
“Once the foundation is complete, work will include building the ends of the bridge known as abutments, relocating utilities, installing erosion controls and upgrading track drainage,” the spokesperson said.
“Following this, during the next rail super shutdown weekend in September, a 600-tonne crane will lift the bridge girders into place and that is when the community will see the bridge really start to take shape.”
The project is expected to be completed in mid-2025, weather permitting, with thetemporary bridge to remain in service until the permanent bridge is completed and open to traffic.
The new bridge has been designed to be stronger and built to better withstand a similar severe wet weather event to that which damaged the original bridge.
Visit the Burley Griffin Way Bridge at Wallendbeen project page for more information.