288 days in Fitzroy - The story of the new Fitzroy River Bridge

[@coffeebymoonlight3624]

My wife was part of the team that made this video! I'm so proud!!

[@MrCites1]

Why?

[@mexibacon]

Great video!

[@yossarianbombardier6823]

Nice to hear the indigenous locals used as part of the contruction....gives them self worth, dignity and skills.

[@glendafaber1245]

A great opportunity for the local people. A wondereful achievement.

[@iandibley8032]

Well done, we travelled across the temporary bypass bridge in Fitzroy early September 2023 .There appeared plenty of work to be done ,the workers must have really pulled their fingers out. Congratulations a job well done.

[@haawimunce3996]

It was a good job. We were glad to be a part of it.

[@frankborlase2775]

Congratulations to all that were apart of this project. 👏

[@noelwhittle7922]

Brilliant outcome. So now can we have a little chat about the progress of the Bussell Highway project from Capel to Busselton

[@jmpersonal2402]

TOP EFFORT TEAM.....

[@julianmoerman770]

What a fantastic outcome..well done.. problem is..now you've proven how quickly and well you can provide... keep it up main roads...

[@andrewmackaybryan]

Thank you Main Roads WA. This is outstanding.

[@stephenmiller2161]

well done everybody 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@paulrushtonhorsemanship5445]

Great job for everyone involved. Just proves government can do it when needed 👍

[@sxelectro]

Great job to all involved , how high is the river at in january 2024

[@robyndehavilland1609]

How incredibly AWESOME 👏👏👏👏👏

[@trumby7822]

Thanks to everyone I'm so happy and emotional at same time 😢😊🙏🕊️

[@trumby7822]

I've been travelling around the east central west Kimberley most of my Life, I only seen the old bridge and looking forward to seeing the new one, thanks 👍

[@allancron1936]

A great effort by all unconcerned, This is how things were done 50 years ago from where I come from, A team effort by good practicable people, A credit to you Aussies , Cheers from an old retired earth moving contractor from NZ.

[@maxthecherryman]

Like many DFES staff & volunteers who spent weeks in FC supporting the FC community its very satisfying to see this project successfully completed and enpowering that same community with a long term resiliance project. Well done Main Roads W.A.

[@MiniLuv-1984]

How much higher is the new bridge relative to the original bridge?

[@TBird89]

Let the builders build and let the politicians cut the red tape at the end. That’s why it went so smoothly. Not having a budget to stick too also made sense.

[@nathanroberts355]

I used to live in derby and seen the mighty Fitzroy River floods 1993 and the abc had run communications at old derby mw broadcast tower site and my dad Dave Roberts was a technical officer and fixed the telephone exchange site in Fitzroy crossing

[@barrycastella]

Amazing what can be done when it needs to be. Local to me, (Not WA) they are planning on removing 1 roundabout and replacing it traffic lights. Work is commencing tomorrow and expecting to finish early next year. You guys removed and built a bridge faster than they can get rid of a tree and put in a few light poles. Please come here

[@MvzZAinc]

you can come into WA through the great central road to ?

[@ungvelephai3498]

Nice

[@einfelder8262]

I would have liked a lot more about the technical construction and why it won't wash away.

[@patrickalford1278]

A great project well done by all. Now it’s time to make the Nullaboor crossings flood resistant for the states freight.

[@user-Rocket-Fest]

there are 3 land routes into WA not 2, please correct this statement.

[@TwoHemiViewer]

BUILD THE BRADFIELD SCHEME IN QUEENSLAND TO SERVICE QUEENSLAND, NEW SOUTH WALES VICTORIA AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA. ALSO BUILD A SIMILAR SCHEME FROM THE KIMBERLY TO SERVICE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SOUTH OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

[@1chrisandangie]

So why is it taking so long the build a bridge, for th LLoyd st extension.

[@user-Rocket-Fest]

$200M bridge and no Toll? Very impressive WA.

[@kenarmstrong2620]

Need to come and show Queensland how to do this

[@Mouldyturnip75]

Amazing what can be achieved when excess red tape and government bureaucracy is removed from a large project. So amazing in fact the Gvt funded this video to showcase the incredible efforts of WA's vast engineering and fabrication business, local community and more and, toot their own horn while they're at it. It's rare Main Roads gets a round of applause. Well done to all involved.

[@michaelhayden725]

Of course if we, as a country, still a coastal shipping service then freight could have been delivered to the East Kimberley via the port of Wyndham.😊

[@aussiebloke7335]

I bet you that it was done by people who don't muck around, just get it done, no stalling by people that have their own agenda, you probably have the key people that were respected and were a team in the real sense of a team.

[@nigelmorgan3449]

And no union bag men

[@takeuchi0167]

This is Australia 👊

[@t-dog8528]

Wow cut tape keep the leeches and lampry out and all of a sudden a project goes without a hitch

[@cinemaipswich4636]

Here we see the government and the public service do a great job. If some corporation was given a contract, then it would still have been unfulfilled by lawyers.

[@Wilbargosh]

China would have done it in a month, under budget and using their own labour, equipment and materials imported from China.

[@noelwhittle7922]

tofu dregs

[@balmainbob393]

and it would probably have fallen down a month latter

[@toptaz15]

Great effort to all concerned,,, nice to see the WA Govt working efficiently for a change... The new bridge will obviously stand the test of future floods. When you compare the supports of the old bridge compared to the new. I've driven road trains over the old bridge and I can tell you I hated it. It moved during the transit. As I said,,, All hail,,, to all those involved in the reconstruction.