Final design for estimated $110m Tiger Brennan Dr overpass released | NT Independent

Final design for estimated $110m Tiger Brennan Dr overpass released

by | May 26, 2022 | News | 0 comments

The final design for the new Tiger Brennan Dr-Berrimah Rd overpass has been released, while it remains anyone’s guess when works will finally commence and finish on the project.

The Fyles Government yesterday released the final concept for the $110 million project that was previously identified as having nearly doubled in costs since the government first flagged its $60 million pricetag to attract expressions of interest early last year.

The final design, which is larger in scale to previous impressions, shows two sets of traffic lights along Berrimah Rd for traffic leaving and entering East Arm on the overpass, while the estimated 20,000 per day drivers along Tiger Brennan Dr will move freely underneath the proposed overpass.

Newly designed turn off lanes from Tiger Brennan Dr will also be incorporated in the massive project.

Infrastructure Minister Eva Lawler did not say in a statement when construction would finally begin, but said it was “exciting” contractor Sitzler would be “delivering these works over the next two years”.

“This landmark roads project will make the daily commute for 20,000 Territorians a whole lot safer,” she said.

Ms Lawler admitted in March that the cost of the project had blown out from $60 million to $110 million and that costs were likely to continue to increase before the project is completed in 2024.

She said in the statement yesterday that the government expected 150 jobs to be “supported” by the project at the peak of construction.

She also claimed that traffic would be minimally disrupted while the overpass is built.

“Works will be undertaken in a staged manner with consideration given to minimise impact for all road users,” she said.

The government said the project, once completed, would make the area safer from road crashes, enable shorter travel times into and out of the city and improve “connectivity” for freight transport to East Arm wharf.

The now estimated $110 million project is jointly funded by the NT Government and Federal Government.

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