Found this funny video on youtube… promise I won’t ARKS you any questions
Happy New Year!
Wishing you a fabulous 2011!
Looks like we are in for the long-haul with this unseasonably wet summer.
Hope you all have your umbrellas handy!
Windsor Bridge over the Hawkesbury River
Windsor Bridge is the oldest existing crossing of the Hawkesbury River. The bridge was originally built with a timber deck on cast iron piers in 1875. Over the years the bridge has undergone many alterations including raising the bridge by 2.4 metres and adding a pier in 1897. The timber deck, abutment and the same pier were replaced by reinforced concrete in 1920 and a footpath was added on the downstream side in 1968.
The bridge is 143 metres long and 6.1 metres wide. It carries an average of 18,000 vehicles per day.
While the existing structure is still considered safe for general traffic, parts of the bridge are now over 135 years old.
Options for relocation of the Windsor Bridge are:
Source: NSW Government
Sewerage Program for Glossodia, Freemans Reach and Wilberforce
Properties included in Glossodia:
Properties included in Freemans Reach:
Properties included in Wilberforce:
Source: Sydney Water
Windsor Flood Evacuation Route – South Creek
As part of the Windsor Road upgrade and the NSW Government’s Hawkesbury Nepean Floodplain Management Strategy, the RTA will build a 2.6km, two lane road between Richmond Road/Macquarie Street at Windsor and Groves Avenue/Windsor Road at Mulgrave. The project will include a high-level 1.5km bridge across South Creek and provide a flood evacuation route for Windsor and surrounding areas, giving residents time to evacuate to safety in the event of a major flood.
Features of the project include:
Source: NSW Government
WestLink M7
Australia’s largest infrastructure project
Features include:
- 40km two lane dual-carriageway
- Wide central median for future public transport option
- 40km off-road shared cycle/pedestrian pathway connects with the Sydney Cycleway Network
- Links the M5 at Prestons, South; M4 at Eastern Creek; M2 at West Baulkham Hills North
- Seventeen interchanges provide access to Liverpool, Fairfield, Blacktown and Baulkham Hills
- 38 underpasses and overpasses maintain local access
- Safe travel at posted speeds up to 100km/hr
- Full electronic tolling – no toll booths, no slowing, stopping or cash
Source: Westlink Motorway Ltd
