Early works have started on Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point and Breakfast Creek Green Bridges with Brisbane City Council announcing they will invest a combined $257M into the local construction industry.

The concept design has been prepared by COX Architecture and Arup alongside Brisbane City Council and is aligned with the public consultation phase of the project.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has announced that work has been fast-tracked at the Kangaroo Point and Breakfast Creek bridges citing jobs and economic recovery as key drivers.

“We have fast-tracked these new bridges because they’re major job drivers, which is critical as we climb our way out of the coronavirus economic crisis,” Cr Schrinner said.

“Our city has sustained a brutal economic hit this year, but my administration is determined that we build for the future. This means we get people into work now and critical infrastructure projects like these bridges are how we do that.

“Kicking off this procurement process quickly is also about breathing life into the local construction industry and expanding supplier opportunities for struggling businesses,” Cr Schrinner said.

The project is expected to generate around 500 jobs to boost the economy.

Photos courtesy Brisbane City Council.

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