Calls for a pedestrian bridge near a narrow road crossing have been answered, with a multimillion-dollar funding announcement.
A $6 million boost will be used to deliver a new pedestrian bridge, pathway and boardwalk at Eumundi.
People have been walking a virtual tightrope across the road bridge on Eumundi-Noosa Road, to go between the township and residential areas to the east. There is less than a metre to passing traffic.
The new pedestrian bridge will run next to the existing road bridge.
The funds will be provided by the federal and state governments’ Road Safety Program.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads partnered with Sunshine Coast Council to develop the design for the pedestrian bridge.
TMR and the council will continue to collaborate through the construction phase, which is expected to take up to six months to complete, weather and construction conditions permitting. A start date is yet to be confirmed.
TMR confirmed locals had been calling for a pedestrian bridge, to avoid walking and riding along the narrow shoulder on the road bridge.
TMR North Coast deputy regional director Justin Valks said the additions would provide “safety and accessibility benefits for the Eumundi community”.
“Once constructed, the local community, including school-aged children, will be able to use the new pedestrian bridge to walk safely across North Maroochy River on Eumundi-Noosa Road into the township of Eumundi,” he said.
“The project will deliver a new pedestrian walkway and bridge over the North Maroochy River, running from Seib Road, to integrate with the existing footpath near the Eumundi rail crossing.”
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