A successful summer construction season means the new two-lane bridge across the Clutha River/Mata-au is on track for completion by the end of the year.
A Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency update said plenty of progress had been made over summer with two months of concrete work on the bridge. There is a continuous bridge surface from one side of the river to the other.
The road approaches to the new bridge were finished by the end of summer.
Lizard experts carried out a successful trapping and re-homing project involving more than 160 native southern grass skinks who were living in an area needed for a road approach to the new bridge.
A new habitat was created.
The focus now was on the installation of the bridge road barrier and constructing a footpath and cycle path.
Traffic could be using the new bridge from late July to enable the completion of other on-site work.
In spring work will focus on landscaping, road surfacing and turning the old bridge into a walking and cycling track.
Underpasses on the new bridge will help with connections to the Clutha Gold Cycle Trail, the Beaumont Hotel and the Beaumont township.
The 195m bridge, a $25 million project, is formed by curved steel girders and supported by four concrete piers.
