Bawden Bridge

Transport has prepared a Review of Environmental Factors (REF) (PDF, 6.35 MB) to determine the potential environmental and social impacts, and proposed mitigation measures for the maintenance and repair work on Bawden Bridge.

The REF will be on display for comment until Sunday 27 October 2024.

Learn more and meet the project team at drop-in sessions on Tuesday 15 October 2024 at the Waterview Heights Squash Club, 27-39 Rogan Bridge Road, Waterview Heights.

These will be informal sessions, with no presentation, so come any time between 11am and 1pm or 3:30pm to 5:00pm.

Hard copies are available to view at 76 Victoria Street, Grafton, Monday to Friday between 8am -4pm during the display period.

Have your say, submissions close 5pm Sunday 27 October.

You can submit your feedback by: 

• Using the feedback tool at Bawden Bridge essential maintenance work.
• Send a letter to: Bawden Bridge Project Team,
  
  76 Victoria Street Grafton, NSW, 2460 

Transport for NSW is planning essential repair and maintenance work and carried out early consultation activities to allow the community to provide feedback to inform the planning for the work.

Transport invited the community to provide feedback on the planned work through three different channels.

• A survey on our website
• Email address for our project team
• Send a letter to the Bawden Bridge project team, Transport for NSW, PO BOX 576, Grafton NSW 2460

Transport would like to thank the 25 people in the community who took the time to provide their valuable feedback.

The responses provided during the consultation period have been summarised into a report (PDF, 805.65 KB).

View the December community update (PDF, 60.9 KB) for more information.

Transport for NSW is planning essential repair and maintenance work on Bawden Bridge. View the September community update (PDF, 384.05 KB) for more information.

To have your feedback formally considered please make a written submission through the form below or via the contact details listed at the bottom of this page.

The community is invited to provide feedback by 5pm, Sunday 15 October.

Have your say and complete the submission form.

Bawden Bridge, which was built in 1873, is a heritage lattice truss bridge over the Orara River at Chambigne, about 19km west of Grafton.

• October 2024 community update (PDF, 192.84 KB)
• December 2023 community update (PDF, 60.9 KB)
• September 2023 community update (PDF, 384.05 KB)

• Early consultation report December 2023 (PDF, 805.65 KB)
• Bawden Bridge BN2676 Rehabilitation repainting and strengthening Review of Environmental Factors October 2024 (PDF, 6.35 MB)
• Statement of Heritage Impact for rehabilitation, repainting and strengthening of BN2676 Bawden Bridge at Chambigne October 2024 (PDF, 15.13 MB)
• Bawden Bridge ReconEco Biodiversity Assessment Report for REF October 2024 (PDF, 6.61 MB)
• Bawden Bridge REconEco Microbat management plan October 2024 (PDF, 3.22 MB)

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