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TCL in collaboration with Sellicks and PlanIT undertook concept design, community feedback, DA, construction documentation, tender review and construction review for the project. The design for the bridges reflected an update to those used in nearby Tidbinbilla - a much loved TCL project that is traversed by a series of low slung, mild steel walkways.
The bridge design used a kit of parts approach, relying on off the shelf pieces in considered sizes that would allow for a team of labourers to build the structures without the need for large scale cranes and infrastructure.
The revegetation of each bridge was undertaken in consultation with the Latham District Park Landcare group. The local group of volunteers provided key feedback on endemic and native plant species selection and placement for site specific responses.
The use of a mild steel and a lightweight design exemplified an approach which focused on limited site impact, reuse of existing bridge alignments and path infrastructure, protection and expansion
of critical endemic vegetation and a structural layout that closely hugs the topography to limit the need for
balustrades. The result is a design that has a high level of visual connection between the landscape, creek, and the bridges.