Nangetty-Walkaway Road Bridge Project

Construction works to replace the aged Nangetty-Walkaway Road Bridge began on Tuesday 28 January 2025. More here

The bridge is closed until 30 August 2025 for construction with detours in place.

Road closure detours

The light vehicle detour route over Arthur Road has resulted in increased traffic along this unsealed road and led to additional dust issues.  The City is monitoring the issue and has put additional dust mitigation strategies in place.  The City urges all commuters to slow down on this gravel road to help reduce the dust and heavy vehicles are urged to use alternative routes.

Project background

Road Closure Detours

To ensure safety, the bridge will be closed during works from 17 February to 30 August 2025 with the detours beow in place to bypass the construction site.

Light Vehicles Detour Route

ALTERNATIVE DETOUR - Over Sealed Roads

For light and heavy vehicles up to RAV6 only.

All sealed Roads Detour

HEAVY VEHICLES DETOUR up to RAV7

Heavy Vehicles Detour Route

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Project Background

The Nangetty-Walkaway Road Bridge, located on the east side of the Walkaway town site, is a City asset.

Since the bridge was constructed in 1964, the transport industry has grown and changed with the use of road trains up to 36.5m long RAV7 (Restricted Access Vehicles) on regional roads now commonplace. This route services grain-harvest, lime-sand, sand mining and other community freight operations, providing important linkages to the commercial and industrial areas of the City and to the Geraldton Port via the Geraldton Mount Magnet Road.

The City has secured $4,539,307 in funding from the Australian Government's new Safer Local Roads and Infrastructure Program (formerly the Bridges Renewal Program) to replace the 60 year old Walkaway-Nangetty Bridge over the Greenough River. More here

Construction of the bridge replacement by Fortec, a specialised engineering and bridge construction company with substantial experience delivering projects for the public sector, will be completed in August 2025. More here

Project FAQs here

To increase the capacity of the bridge to carry the ever increasing heavy loads, up to RAV7, and improve safety a number of remediation works were undertaken over the years including:

  • 2003: Deck strengthened-carbon fibre
  • 2003: Piers strengthened
  • 2007: Guardrail upgrade

Following regular infrastructure audits undertaken in early 2021, concerns were raised about the aged bridge’s capacity to carry heavy haulage vehicles up to RAV7. To ensure this critical freight route remained open to the transport industry, in July 2021,the speed limit on the bridge was reduced to 60km/h.