Rectification works to Little Sandy Bridge will soon commence and the bridge is expected to reopen by the end of 2025, after Council accepted a tender at its last Council Meeting.

Little Sandy Bridge was closed in March 2020 due to extensive damage from flood waters causing significant scouring to the abutment, as well as damage to the pathway approaching the bridge.

Later floods in 2022, then again in March and June 2024, resulted in further damage to the eastern (Elderslie) side of the bridge, washing away the bridge approach, pathway and large sections of the riverbank and vegetation.

Mayor of Camden, Cr Ashleigh Cagney, said she was pleased to see the tender awarded.

“I know our residents, particularly those in Camden and Elderslie, have been waiting some time for Little Sandy Bridge to be repaired and I’m pleased to say, we are expecting the bridge to reopen by the end of the year,” she said.

“We acknowledge it has taken several years to get to this point, and we thank the community for their patience.

“This is a complex project – there is now a 24-metre gap between the end of the bridge and where the riverbank exists today.

“It was imperative we undertook all the necessary surveying and modelling works to have the best solution to restore the riverbank and bridge for the community.

The $3.7 million project rectification works are partially funded by the Australian Government and the Department of Regional NSW.

For more information, visit www.camden.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/little-sandy-bridge/