Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has overseen the delivery of Australia's largest single span aluminium bridge at Jindalee today.
Cr Newman said the 52 metre bridge was a joint venture with the State Government to deliver the $4 million Jindalee Bikeway project.
"This massive bridge is part of my Can Do team’s quadrupling of spending on new bikeways to a record $100 million over four years," Cr Newman said.
"Brisbane now has over 900 kilometres of bikeways and it’s my plan to use this money to expand the network even further, as well as filling the missing links like this one.”
The bikeway directly connects Mount Ommaney Drive with Koorigal Drive at Jindalee, which have long been separated by a creek off the Brisbane River.
Local Councillor Matthew Bourke (Jamboree Ward) said the bridge signalled another missing link the Lord Mayor had filled in the southwest’s bikeway network.
“I’ve been working hard with the Lord Mayor to deliver new bikeways like this one and the Seventeen Mile Rocks bikeway to ensure my residents can quickly and safely ride their bike to the city and local amenities like shops and parks,” Cr Bourke said.
Cr Newman said a single span option reduced the environmental impact of the bridge, which would have required workers to drill a pier into the creek bed.
He said the single span design was also the best value when compared to the other three bridge options, saving about $1 million on the cost of the project.
The Jindalee Bikeway project includes about 400 metres worth of shared cyclist and pedestrian pathway, which will be three metres wide.
Workers will spend the next few days securing the bridge in place.
The Jindalee Bikeway was expected to be open to the public next month.
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