COMPLETED - Jembaicumbene Bridge Replacements

• Project typeCapital Works
• Project value$4,636,500
• Contractor nameHD Civil Pty Ltd
• Completion Date31 July 2026

Araluen Road has been reopened to traffic, with the three bridges replaced. Sealing of the approaches was completed on 29 July 2026.

The three heritage bridges were removed in early March 2025. As part of the project, the bridge timbers were offered to local community groups for community projects that would showcase the timber's heritage significance.

The old bridge timbers were delivered to:

• Braidwood Men's Shed
• Reidsdale Community Association
• Araluen Progress Association
• Araluen Recreational Reserve
• Majors Creek Progress Association 

Project background

We received $4,636,500 as part of the NSW Government’s Fixing Country Bridges program to replace the series of three timber bridges within 130m of each other on Araluen Road. 

The Jembaicumbene bridges are between 6.6m and 37.2m in length and will be replaced with concrete structures. This will reduce maintenance costs, improve resilience to natural disasters and fire, improve safety and usability by increasing bridge widths from single-lane to two lanes. The bridges were showing signs of failure and their replacement will provide reliable heavy vehicle passage. 

The works include:

• Demolition of the three timber bridges
• Construction of three concrete bridges
• Lifting bridge heights
• Increased bridge lane capacity
• Upgrading road approaches.

Site establishment works began in early February 2025.

This project is proudly funded by the NSW Government.

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Location

Araluen Road, Reidsdale 2622  View Map

-35.533182, 149.794514

Araluen Road , Reidsdale 2622

Araluen Road , Reidsdale 2622

COMPLETED - Jembaicumbene Bridge Replacements