Plans are released for a $130 million upgrade of one of Hobart's most iconic landmarks, the Tasman Bridge — the first major works since the disaster of 1975 in which 12 people died.
Cyclists are set to have an easier time crossing Hobart's Tasman Bridge, as plans for the first major upgrades in almost 50 years are unveiled.The federal and state governments are both contributing $65mThe Tasmanian Government has released long-awaited concept designs for the $130 million upgrades for the bridge linking Hobart's eastern and western shores.Key improvements on the agenda are providing 3.
The plans are expected to make walking and cycling across the bridge safer and more accessible, given the pathways currently in place were initially designed to be maintenance walkways rather than public thoroughfares.Tasmania's Bicycle Network has been lobbying for safer cycling paths on the bridge for years.
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