The first of the 13 bridges that make up the Albion Park Rail bypass is due to open early on Monday..
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The 65-metre long bridge into Albion Park is due to open at 2am on Monday and will become the southbound off ramp into the suburb once the bypass is complete.
Kiama MP Gareth Ward was on hand to see the bridge ahead of its opening.
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"It moves us another step closer to completion of the Albion Park Rail bypass," Mr Ward said, "which will deliver the final link in an upgraded road between Sydney and Bomaderry, bypassing 16 intersections and wiping 30 per cent off travel times through the area."
Of the 13 bridges being built there are five waterway crossings, one access crossing, one railway crossing, three road crossings and three bridges being built as exit/entry ramps to the motorway.
The bridge is made up of 10 Super-T girders, each of which is 1.5-metres deep and weigh more than 60 tonnes.
Glen Humphries
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
