{"id":1375,"date":"2026-03-03T17:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owspakistan.com\/?p=1375"},"modified":"2026-03-05T01:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:22:21","slug":"why-this-100-metre-perth-city-bridge-has-taken-two-years-to-fix-20260303-p5o75q-htmlrefrssutm_mediumrssutm_sourcerss_feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owspakistan.com\/?p=1375","title":{"rendered":"Why this 100-metre Perth city bridge has taken two years to fix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fGWwxS\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 cRMyzw\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 kekTYX\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hamish Hastie\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_64%2Ch_64%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/07ef20e984b872b4ba7b8d62f82c29b34424604d\" 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class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<p>Some progress was made on the railing last year but since then, work has stalled completely.<\/p>\n<p>A Main Roads spokeswoman said the agency expected the project would now be finished in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project experienced unforeseen site and design complexities, as well as delays with service relocation works, which have since been resolved,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImportantly, these delays have not increased project costs, as work was paused during this period, and the project remains within the approved budget.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMain Roads anticipates that the project will be completed by April 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<p>The new timeline allows Main Roads just two months to finish the eastbound lane railing and start and complete on the westbound lane railing.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the relatively small size and cost of the project the delays will have meant it has run longer than the $187 million 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