After more than 400 days without direct access to the town, Christmas has come early for Tyers residents with the reopening of the Latrobe River Bridge yesterday.
The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has lobbied the State Government to fast-track the bridge since he was first elected in November 2022.
“The people of Tyers were promised a new bridge some eight years ago as a matter of urgency, so to say this is long overdue would be an understatement,” Mr Cameron said.
“Residents have had to travel through Glengarry to get to Traralgon and emergency services have dangerously been without direct access to Tyers, so it’s great to see the bridge open just in time for Christmas.”
Tyers Road has re-opened with reduced speeds in place to ensure the safety of all road users.
The load limit of 30 tonnes has also been lifted.
Crews will be back onsite in 2024 to complete the final pieces of work including safety barrier installation, line marking and signage.
The speed limit will return to 80 km/h once these works are completed.