Warroo Bridge Replacement

Lead contractor Abergeldie Contractors Pty Ltd started construction of the new Warroo Bridge in early March 2025. The project is progressing well with piling for the new bridge now complete. The next stage of work is lifting into place the 25-tonne Super T girders which will support the bridge deck. 

For more information, please view the July 2025 project update (PDF, 443.57 KB) and the media release.

Work to build the new Warroo Bridge will start from Monday 3 March 2025 following the announcement of Abergeldie Contractors Pty Ltd as the successful contractor as part of a competitive tendering process, with the new bridge expected to be open to traffic by late 2026.

For more information, please view the February 2025 project update (PDF, 713.58 KB) and the media release. 

The existing Warroo Bridge is a timber truss bridge which was built in 1909 and is in poor condition due to its age. It is narrow and is not suitable for use by modern agricultural equipment or heavy vehicles with Higher Mass Limit (HML) loads.

Warroo Bridge is located on Warroo Bridge Road, 46 kilometres west of Forbes and 55 kilometres south-east of Condobolin. It is the only major crossing of the Lachlan River linking the Lachlan Valley Way to the Henry Parkes Way between these two towns. If the bridge is closed for maintenance, motorists face a 93-kilometre detour to travel from one side of the bridge to the other.

Warroo Bridge was on the list of NSW timber truss bridges to be preserved, however when the conservation strategy was reviewed in 2019 the bridge was identified for removal as it could not be effectively upgraded to meet future road network requirements.  

The existing Warroo Bridge will remain in service throughout construction and until the new bridge is opened to traffic. 

• I​​​​mproved road user safety: Wider travel lanes and better road approaches will enhance safety.
• Increased access: Better access for wide vehicles and increased load capacity for heavy vehicles.
• Longer lasting, stronger bridge: The new bridge will provide a smoother ride for all road users.
• Reduced maintenance costs: The new bridge will lower ongoing maintenance expenses.

The Warroo Bridge Replacement project includes:

• constructing a new concrete bridge a few metres upstream from the existing bridge
• building new approach roads on either side
• removing the old bridge once the new bridge is operational. 

Work to build the new Warroo Bridge started in early March 2025 following the announcement of Abergeldie Contractors Pty Ltd as the successful contractor as part of a competitive tendering process.

While major construction projects such as this are always subject to timeline adjustments, we expect to have the new Warroo Bridge open to traffic by mid 2026.

We will continue to update the community as work on the project progresses.

• July 2025 project update (PDF, 443.57 KB) - Warroo Bridge Replacement
• February 2025 project update (PDF, 713.58 KB)- Waroo Bridge Replacement
• August 2024 project update (PDF, 298.34 KB) - Warroo Bridge Replacement
• October 2023 notification letter (PDF, 343.11 KB) - Vegetation removal work on Warroo Bridge Road, Warroo from Monday 16 October, 2023.

• November 2021 Review of Environmental Factors - Warroo Bridge Replacement.

• 18 July 2025 - Girders to be craned into place for the new Warroo Bridge
• 18 February 2025 - New Warroo Bridge construction work set to start
• 29 August 2024 - Preliminary earthworks the first step in building a new Warroo Bridge
• 24 June 2024 - Warroo Bridge replacement project hits major milestone