The NSW Government has introduced new rules under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Order 2020 to allow construction sites to operate on weekends and public holidays to support the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new construction hours for the Batemans Bay Bridge replacement project will be Monday to Sunday (including public holidays) from 7am to 6pm. These new construction hours will come into effect for the project on Saturday 2 May 2020.

For more information, view the April 2020 notification letter (PDF, 265Kb).

Transport for NSW has been working closely with NSW Health to address the challenge of coronavirus (COVID-19) and support the containment efforts.

In response to emerging public health advice, the Batemans Bay Bridge replacement project team has temporarily closed the Community Display Centre at the project’s main site compound in Batemans Bay. The centre will be closed until further notice from close of business Monday 23 March 2020.

Our priority will always be the wellbeing and safety of the community and our workers and we thank the community for their understanding during this challenging time.

Work on the project continues, and we encourage the community to continue to contact the project’s Community Relations Team for information and receive up-to-date information via:

• Phone: 1800 870 119
• Email: BatemansBayBridge@jhg.com.au

The project team will continue to monitor the situation and manage future arrangements in accordance with public health advice.

For the safety of workers and motorists, some traffic changes will be required. For the latest traffic updates call 132 701, visit livetraffic.com or download the Live Traffic NSW App.

• A temporary section of highway has opened south of Batemans Bay Bridge to enable work to start on the southern approach of the new bridge
• The northbound shoulder of Princes Highway between the existing Batemans Bay Bridge to just north of the intersection of the Princes and Kings highways will also be closed until further notice.
• Access to the Caltex Service station and pedestrian access along the Kings Highway between Bay Ridge Drive and the existing pedestrian network on the Princes Highway will be maintained at all times.
• Northbound and southbound right-hand turning movements from the Princes Highway into Clyde Street and eastbound movements from Clyde Street across the Princes Highway will not be permitted.
• Temporary pedestrian changes will be in place at Old Punt Road until 27 March 2020. A detour will be in place between Wray Street and Korners Park. The pedestrian pathway will be reopened from Saturday 21 Dec 2019 to Sunday 5 January 2020 and then again on the Australia Day weekend between Sunday 25 and Monday 27 January 2020.
• From January 2020, segments will be transported along the Princes Highway from a pre-cast facility south of Mogo to the Batemans Bay bridge construction areas. Segments will be transported out of peak traffic times to reduce the impact to motorists and the community.

• A marine exclusion zone is in place for the safety of workers and river users. View the April 2019 community update (PDF, 1.2Mb)for more information on these changes.
• We have updated our plan to maintain Clyde River boat ramp access during construction of the Batemans Bay Bridge replacement project. Access to the Clyde River will alternate between Clyde Street boat ramp and Old Punt Road boat ramp during major work of the new Batemans Bay Bridge to deliver continuous river access for boat users and ensure the safety of river users and workers at times. Please view or download the Frequently Asked Questions: Changes to existing local boat ramp facility access during construction of the Batemans Bay Bridge (PDF, 481Kb) showing how we will be maintaining river access at all times.

During some activities we will be required to work outside of standard hours to minimise disruptions during peak periods. We will inform the community before any out of hours works is required.

• We are starting to carry out bridge finishing work including traffic barrier installation, concrete pours and concreting the bridge approaches. Bridge finishing works will start at the northern approaches to the new bridge while bridge segment erection continues at the southern end of the bridge. This means the two activities will not take place in the same location, minimising potential impacts to the community. The planned finishing work will be carried out between 6am and 10pm Monday to Friday from Monday 2 November 2020 to mid 2021, weather permitting. For more information, view the November 2020 notification (PDF, 584Kb).
• Segment erection will be extended up to 24 hours per day from Monday to Friday including Saturday morning until mid December 2020, weather permitting. No 24-hour work will take place on Saturday and Sunday nights or on public holidays. This segment erection work is required outside of the extended standard construction hours for the safety of the community and to minimise impacts to motorists using Clyde Street west. Carrying out some segment erection activities at night and in the early morning will maximise use of favourable tide and wind speeds, with conditions often safer during these time periods. View our November 2020 notification (PDF, 584Kb) for more information.
• We are currently transporting 166 concrete bridge segments from a pre-cast facility south of Mogo, along the Princes Highway to the construction areas on the southern and northern foreshores in Batemans Bay. These concrete segments will be transported under police escort, from Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings outside of peak traffic hours to minimise the impact to motorists and the local This work will continue until late 2020, weather permitting. View the February 2020 notification letter (PDF, 298Kb) for more information.
• Extended out of hours work will be carried out at the pre-cast facility, south of Mogo. Work will occur 24 hours per day from Mondays to Saturdays (inclusive) from 18 May 2020 to late 2020, weather permitting. Operating hours and production activities during the day on Sunday will remain within extended standard construction hours of 7am to 6pm, with no concrete pouring taking place before 9am on Sundays. View the May 2020 letter to residents (PDF, 369Kb) for more information.
• We are carrying out evening concrete pours followed by early morning concrete finishing on up to seven separate occasions between Monday 8 June and December 2020, weather permitting. This work will be carried out on the northern and southern foreshores and on the Clyde River. We plan to pour concrete up to 10pm from Monday to Friday and then carry out quiet concrete finishing works the following morning form 5am between Tuesday and Saturday. View the June 2020 notification letter (PDF, 302Kb) for more information.

We invited community feedback on the Urban Design and Landscaping Plan, including the foreshore designs, in June 2019. This feedback period has now closed all submissions will be considered for further design refinements.

Check out the online interactive map to see the foreshore designs or view the proposed plans for the northern and southern foreshores (PD, 1.05Mb).

View the full Urban Design and Landscape report (PDF, 77.9Mb).

We worked closely with a foreshore advisory committee made up of community members and stakeholders groups that provided expertise and advice on the foreshore designs.

View the committee’s summary report (PDF, 260Kb) that explains how the committee influenced the design of the foreshore area.

A temporary facility is being built about six kilometres south of Mogo. The facility will be used to build the 168 concrete box segments for the project.

Benefits of this location include keeping employment and training opportunities in the local area, minimising environmental impacts by using an existing quarry site and reducing heavy vehicle movements in the Batemans Bay town centre.

The project is currently exceeding state-wide employment targets, with almost 45 per cent of the workforce being locals and large numbers of under- represented groups also employed on the project.

As of August 2019 the project workforce consists of:

• Locals, making up 47 per cent of workers
• Learning Workers, 40 per cent of workforce was in training in August 2019, double the state target
• Females in Non-Traditional Roles, 7 per cent of workforce, more than double the state target
• Aboriginal employment – 12 per cent of workforce, about triple the state target
• Under 25s - 8.5 per cent of workforce
• Long Term Unemployed – 9 per cent of workforce, about triple the state target.

Please view or download the detailed design community update for more information on the upgraded design.

A summary of the community's feedback that helped shape the final design can be viewed in the Submissions Report.