October 20, 2009
Work to upgrade a new pedestrian safety fence on the Jewry St bridge in Tamworth will get underway tonight (Tuesday Oct 20)
The safety work will affect cross-city traffic heading from Taminda and the west of Tamworth to the Manilla Rd feeder areas which will have to detour around the area.
The east bound lane of the bridge will be closed to all traffic from 7pm tonight to allow the construction of a new pedestrian guard rail across the bridge.
Traffic heading from the Taminda end should detour from the Ebsworth St roundabout at Bunnings back onto Bridge St and across into the city centre to access the Manilla Rd end of the road network.
Traffic coming from the city side across the bridge towards Taminda will still be able to cross the bridge.
TRC project manager Nick Havyatt says the eastbound lane will be re-opened by 6am tomorrow Wednesday and the work should be completed by then.
Motorists using the westbound bridge lane are also advised to use caution at night to ensure the safety of construction workers and other motorists.