Agencies help with San Remo Bridge pipe renewal

REGIONAL Roads Victoria has been working with Westernport Water on the San Remo Bridge Pipeline Bracket Renewal project.

You may have noticed the scaffolding on the underside of the bridge which is set to be a feature of the bridge for much of the year.

“The partnership will ensure planned maintenance minimises the impact to the broader community, including the heavy vehicle industry,” said a spokesperson for Regional Roads Vic this week.

The works on the San Remo Bridge will take place between February 2023 and November 2024.

Project overview:

* Westernport Water has three pipelines connected to the underside of the San Remo Bridge. The brackets connecting these pipelines to the bridge now require proactive maintenance work to extend the life of the pipelines for another 30 years.

* Works will take place between February 2023 and November 2024.

* Westernport Water has been working with the Department of Transport & Planning (DTP) (the owner of the bridge) since November 2021 to ensure the works are planned in a way that minimises the impact to the broader community.

* To minimise impacts to traffic and the community, suspended scaffolding will be attached under the bridge so that workers can safely access the pipelines without the need for lane closures.

* On rare occasions, traffic management or pilot vehicles may be required to enable bridge inspections, access for specialised heavy vehicles, and while navigational markers for marine users are relocated. This will mostly occur at night or early morning to minimise disruptions to traffic, occasionally lane closures of the bridge will occur during the day.