Kurilpa Bridge

Kurilpa Bridge (known prior to construction as the Tank Street Bridge) is a $63.3m pedestrian and cycle bridge from Tank Street at the west edge of the Brisbane CBD across to the Millenium Arts Project precinct and Montague Road, South Brisbane. The bridge was built by Baulderstone Hornibrook for the Department of Public Works and is scheduled to be opened by Premier Anna Bligh on Sunday, 4 October 2009. [1]

Timeline

• June 2006: expressions of interest closed [2]
• October 2006: announcement of short list of contractors [3]
• 5 March 2007: announcement of chosen design and preferred contractor [4]
• 1 October 2007: announcement of final design and successful contractor [5]
• End October 2007: construction to start [6]
• December 2007: construction started [7]
• 2 May 2009: bridge met in the middle [8]
• Mid 2009: construction to finish [9]
• 4 October 2009: official opening [10]

See also

• The Department of Public Works' page [11]
• The department's map of the bridge and its connectivity [12]