Neville Bonner Bridge to be completed by the middle of the year

An opening date for Brisbane’s newest pedestrian bridge, linking South Bank and the CBD, has been revealed, with final construction works now under way.

Only four more segments need to be added to the Neville Bonner Bridge before it is completed. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen

Construction of Brisbane’s newest pedestrian bridge will be finalised by the middle of the year ahead of its opening to the public at the end of 2023.

Only four sections are left to be installed on the Neville Bonner Bridge as the city shaping infrastructure project nears completion.

Acting Premier Steven Miles has confirmed final construction works are expected to be done by mid-2023 – but the bridge will remain closed until the end of the year as works continue at Queen’s Wharf.

“The bridge won’t be open to the public until the integrated resort development commences opening,” he said.

“The Neville Bonner Bridge will be a convenient way for some of the 8,000 workers estimated to be employed across the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane precinct and for other CBD workers coming from South Bank and West End.”

The bridge is expected to open to the public by the end of 2023. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen

The new link over the Brisbane River will be accessible from George Street and William Street on the Queen’s Wharf side of the bridge in the CBD.

Site establishment works for the major project began in February 2020, while major construction work kicked off in May of the same year.

Mr Miles said the linked South Bank and Queen’s Wharf precincts would “complement each other”, and help lure interstate and international visitors to the River City.

“When completed, the Neville Bonner Bridge will not only become another iconic river crossing for Brisbane, it will also serve as a spectacular Gateway to the $3.6bn Queen’s Wharf Brisbane precinct,” Mr Miles said.