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Australian Associated Press reports this morning that defence personnel could be flown intoThe race is on to reopen the only sealed road through Western Australia’s flood-ravaged Kimberley region, where defence personnel could be called in to construct a combat bridge over a swollen river.The collapsed bridge at Fitzroy Crossing is crucial to the Great Northern Highway transport route, which links the north and south of the state, and will take years to rebuild.
Main Roads WA said this could involve the Australian defence force building a Bailey bridge, a portable pre-fabricated structure, to allow lighter vehicles to use the highway. It will be able to take triple road trains, which can weigh up to 170 tonnes, but construction will take four months. A suitable site won’t be chosen until flood levels drop.
Design and construction of a final, replacement bridge at Fitzroy Crossing will take up to two years, according to the department’s spokesperson. Carey said 60 workers had also been deployed to repair accessible sections of the highway, which remains closed for 700km between Broome and Halls Creek and partially open to high-clearance vehicles in other areas.
Meanwhile, authorities continue to assess flood damage to about 130 government-owned rental homes in Fitzroy Crossing.
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