Works to the Addington Rd Bridge at Slattery Creek are nearing completion.

Precast concrete culvert units were placed in Addington Road at Slattery Creek by crane this week.  Works will now commence on the construction of the culvert.

The new crossing is a two lane reinforced concrete structure, replacing the 1970 corrugated steel structure which was damaged beyond repair by major flooding earlier this year.

The bridge project is valued at $413,000 and has been funded through the Natural Disaster Assistance program via the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance.

Excavation and removal of the old culvert and preparation works for the new culvert base were completed in August.

City of Ballarat Councillor John Philips said it was pleasing to see the works getting close to completion.

“The Addington-Creswick Road has been closed at Slattery Creek since the floods, and will reopen when the new structure is completed late next month”.

“This will be welcomed by motorists in that area who have had to detour using Millers Road to the south or Tourello-Creswick Rd to the north. They’ve been very patient and we’re looking forward to getting the road reopened for them”.

Motorists are asked to continue to follow detour signs throughout the culvert construction period.