Transport

Centenary Bridge Upgrade

Location
Jindalee, QLD
Client
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Status
In progress
The Centenary Bridge Upgrade in December 2024

About the Project

The BMD Constructions and Georgiou Group JV are delivering a second crossing of the Brisbane River at Jindalee, to double the Centenary Motorway’s capacity.

The project includes constructing a new three-lane northbound bridge over the Brisbane River, rehabilitation of the existing bridge to three lanes southbound and providing opportunities for improved active transport connections.

This extra capacity will mean greater efficiency and reduced travel-time between Brisbane’s CBD and the western suburbs for Centenary Motorway users.  

This marks the third joint-venture between BMD and Georgiou after the Tonkin Gap Alliance Project and Mitchell Freeway Extension Project in Western Australia.

The project’s first sod was turned in April 2023, marking the commencement of initial works including underground service investigation, establishment of site compounds, impact surveys and construction of temporary works and facilities to enable bridge works.

The new 270 metre northbound bridge at Jindalee has been connected to the existing road network and opened to motorists in November 2025.

Reconstruction on the southbound bridge began in 2026, transforming it into a three-lane southbound road connected to the bridge as part of a multi-staged traffic switch. Demolition works commenced in April 2026, successfully removing Span 1 during a 48-hour ATP closure. Removal of the bridge's I-girders is underway, and the installation of steel girders for the new bridge superstructure will commence in late 2026.

Project scope

Construction of a new, three-lane northbound bridge

Demolition and reconstruction of the southbound bridge superstructure to provide three lanes of traffic and extend the life of the existing bridge

Outcomes

Delivered 270 metre-long, 16.7 metre-wide new bridge providing an 11.4 metre clearance within the navigation channel

Placed four 2.1 metre and 16 x 2.4 metre diameter bored piers in the river to support the new bridge

Over 30,000 cubic metres of concrete and 2,200 tonnes of steel reinforcement used throughout works

Works on the Northbound bridge completed and opened to the public in November 2025