And the winners are: Brisbane firms to build bridge near Games hub

Months after delayed work started on the Kangaroo Point green bridge, the contract for a similar bridge at Breakfast Creek has been awarded to two Brisbane-based companies.

The pedestrian bridge, with an arch of about 80 metres spanning Breakfast Creek in Brisbane’s north, was expected to become a key access point during the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The proposed Breakfast Creek green bridge (right) will be built by two Brisbane-based companies. Credit: Brisbane City Council

But like the Kangaroo Point bridge, delayed by flood recovery works, the Breakfast Creek project’s completion date has been pushed back from late 2023 into 2024.

Georgiou Group and Brady Marine & Civil have been awarded the contract to build the bridge, with construction expected to start soon.

The project will create about 140 jobs, with 90 per cent of the supplies to be sourced locally, Brisbane City Council said.

It will extend the existing Lores Bonney Riverwalk by 175 metres from Cameron Rocks Reserve to the northern bridge abutment.

The bridge has been touted as a key asset for Brisbane ahead of and during the 2032 Games.

“All of the world’s great river cities also have great networks of bridges, and that’s what we’re delivering for Brisbane with these great new bridges,” lord mayor Adrian Schrinner said.

“The Breakfast Creek green bridge is a missing piece in our transport network as it will seamlessly link the Lores Bonney Riverwalk along Kingsford Smith Drive to Newstead Park on Breakfast Creek Road.”

Cr Schrinner said the bridge would be used during and after the Games, with the athletes’ village planned for nearby Northshore Hamilton, and the 12,000-seat basketball arena likely to be built in Albion.

“The Kangaroo Point green bridge, which is now part of the South East Queensland City Deal, will also play a similar role during the Games by linking a redeveloped Gabba Stadium with Brisbane’s city centre,” he said.

The Breakfast Creek bridge’s final design will include dedicated pathways for pedestrians and cyclists on the bridge deck and approach pathways, with a minimum width of six metres.

Construction of the Kangaroo Point bridge has been temporarily paused due to the state government using barges to remove Drift restaurant, which beached on Bicentennial Bikeway during the recent floods.

The council said those works would resume once the barges were no longer needed.