Chevron Island bridge: Final span of HOTA ‘green’ bridge installed at Evandale

After seven years of hearing about it, see the moment the Gold Coast’s newest bridge is finished. Now it can be revealed when the public will be able to take their first steps across it.

THE final piece of the Gold Coast’s newest bridge has been installed.

A 44m steel box girder has been put into place on the new $19.5m green bridge which will connect the Home of the Arts (HOTA) at Evandale with Chevron Island.

While initially expected to open next month, the bridge will now open to the public in January, with an official ceremony set to be held the following month.

The final piece of the bridge has been installed

Mayor Tom Tate toured the bridge this morning and became the first person to walk its span across the Nerang River.

“The last of the steel girders has been laid and it is ready to connect Chevron Island with HOTA,” he said.

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An artist’s impression of the Chevron Island Green Bridge and its 40 million mornings feature.

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“We are on track to open the bridge in January. It will be a wonderful experience.

“The main feature of this is the facade and landing at the edge of the bridge where you can sit, have your selfie – it’s called 40 million mornings.

“That’s how many mornings there have been on the Gold Coast and the colours are always changing.

“This bridge is a work of art.”

The Chevron Island Green Bridge under construction. It runs from Chevron Island to the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct at Evandale.

Cr Tate said there had been a slight delay due to engineering issues which had prevented the bridge from opening next month.

The Green Bridge has a five metre-wide deck and spans 130 metres across the Nerang River. The three bridge piers support 263 tonnes of steel.

The bridge comprises more than 500 tonnes of steel reinforcement and girders and 1382 cubic metres of concrete.

The green bridge project provided 340 jobs with 50 per cent taken up by Gold Coasters.

To date 75,000 man hours have been spent on the bridge construction.