Tyers Rd Bridge to be replaced

The aging timber bridge over the Latrobe River on Tyers Road is set to be replaced by a new 63-metre-long, three-span reinforced concrete bridge. Pre-construction activities are well underway with construction expected to commence on the ground in early 2022.

For Erica/Rawson district residents and visitors Tyers Road is the most used route to or from Traralgon.

Built in 1936, the Latrobe River Bridge has a current load limit of 30 tonnes, which will be removed once the bridge is replaced with a new reinforced concrete bridge.

Safety will also be improved on Tyers Road. VicRoads will realign Tyers Road on each side of the bridge to remove the sharp curves and install left-hand-side flexible safety barriers and guard fence to protect motorists if their vehicles leave the road. 

Between 2012 and 2018 six people have been injured in crashes on the curves north and south of the bridge, and one person lost their life.

VicRoads is also restoring three spans (approximately 18.3 metres long) of the historic Bluff Causeway Bridge, which was built in 1920-21.