Construction to start on $5m Port Adelaide footbridge at Dock One housing development in July

Work will start soon on a $5m pedestrian and cyclist bridge at Port Adelaide linking the Dock One housing development – see the plans here.

A $5m Port Adelaide jetty-style footbridge has been approved and is set to be finished by the end of the year as more homes are announced for Stage 3 of the Dock One housing development.

The 80m bridge – first announced in August last year – will link the 750-home Dock One housing community with a retail, residential and business park called the Port Approach after it was approved at the most recent State Commission Assessment Panel meeting.

The 3m-wide bridge will also provide better access for Dock One residents to public transport along St Vincent Street.

An artist impression of the approved footbridge for Port Adelaide's Dock One housing development. Picture: Supplied

An artist impression of the Dock 1 development in Port Adelaide.

Waterfront homes in the Dock One development at Port Adelaide. Picture: Paula Thompson

An 8m-wide waterfront promenade will connect to and extend from the bridge, wrapping around the Port River’s eastern side and under the Port River Expressway to the City of Adelaide clipper ship.

With the first two stages of the Dock One housing project sold out, Kite Projects has now settled on a 2.5ha allotment on the eastern side of Dock One to create Stage 3 of the redevelopment.

A total of 56 waterfront townhouses and 84 apartments will be offered, with some of the allotments already sold. More than 100 homes have been finished and a further 90 homes are due for completion later this year.

Kite Projects Managing Director Damon Nagel there was a “sense of excitement around the Port”, with new bars, cafes and restaurants.

The plan for the Port Adelaide redevelopment. The bridge would like Dock One with Port Approach (South). Picture: Supplied

BluBuilt, based in Largs North, will design and build the 80m bridge linking the Dock One project Picture: Supplied

“Once the bridge is complete, it will make a huge difference, connecting the precinct together in a way that will ensure residents and visitors can really explore and make the most of their new community.

“Projects like the bridge add meaningful amenity for the community. It is one of the most talked about projects in the Port and we believe hundreds of people will use this bridge each day.”

Designs are also underway to transform the old Marine and Harbors Building on St Vincent Street into a 100-key hotel with conference rooms, a restaurant, bars and a gym, providing another focal point for business and community at the Port.

Largs North-based BluBuilt is designing and building the bridge and has engaged architects Grieve Gillet Anderson for detailed designs ahead of construction, which is set to start in July and create more than 120 jobs.

An aerial picture of the Dock One housing project at Port Adelaide and where the bridge would go. Picture: Supplied

Port Adelaide company Maritime Constructions will begin piling into the riverbed to create foundations for the bridge while precast works on the bridge structure start off-site.

“The transformation of the Port is a testament to its urban lifestyle and its proximity to the defence industry jobs that are shaping South Australia’s future,” Planning Minister Nick Champion said.

Dock One aims to provide housing in the Port Adelaide area to support high-skilled workers for SA’s AUKUS submarines project.

Adelaide shipbuilder ASC was announced as joint constructor and sole maintainer of the nation’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet last month.

The bridge is jointly funded by Renewal SA and developer Kite Projects. Once complete it will be owned and maintained by Renewal SA.

Renewal SA has begun preliminary discussions with the local Kaurna community and the Port Adelaide Enfield Council around the naming of the bridge.

Originally published as Construction to start on $5m Port Adelaide footbridge at Dock One housing development in July