Fixing Country Bridges Program
The Fixing Country Bridges Program is a $500 million NSW Government program, enabling councils to replace hundreds of timber bridges in poor condition and better connect regional and rural communities.
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Fixing Country Bridges is a grant-based program where councils could apply for funding to replace ageing timber bridges in poor condition on council-owned and managed roads in rural and regional NSW.
Many ageing timber bridges are susceptible to damage during natural disaster and weather events. Replacing them with modern materials improves their resilience and provides safer, more reliable travel and access for regional communities.
The Fixing Country Bridges Program is on track to replace about 500 bridges across 58 eligible local government bodies across the life of the Program.
Program objectives
The Program aims to reduce the maintenance and renewal burden for councils on hundreds of timber bridges in regional and rural NSW. In addition to providing community benefits, the Program is injecting much needed funds into local economies and increasing local employment opportunities.
Program outcomes
Fixing Country Bridges is about:
- Enhancing regional development
- Promoting community access and safety
- Optimising asset service levels
- Delivering value.
Fixing Country Bridges: The Stories
- Archinals Bridge: connecting almost a century of Dungog's past
- Helping to moove our milk: Silo Farm Bridge, Bodalla
- Glen Davis Road Bridges: a resilient connection for Capertee Valley to Lithgow
- A bridge to recovery: Murrabrine Creek Bridge
- Three farming families praise Narrabri bridge replacement
- New Bluff Bridge to deliver resilience and connection for Glenreagh
- Tiny mammal homes preserved on Bellingen bridge project
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Funding applicants
Fixing Country Bridges grants were available to the local government bodies listed in Appendix 1 of the Program guidelines. Fixing Country Bridge Program Guidelines (PDF, 1.13 MB).
Successful projects
- Round 1 Successful Projects - July 2025 (PDF, 289.62 KB)
- Round 2A Successful Projects - July 2025 (PDF, 84.81 KB)
- Round 2B Successful Projects - July 2025 (PDF, 105.92 KB)
$458 million has been allocated to 495 projects, with the balance of the program made up of management costs and contingency.