Installation of pedestrian walkway attachment will start at the Riverside Bridge next week.
The project involves placing bridge decks, which will require the use of cranes and temporary road closures.
The road will be closed for about 15 minutes, five times over Tuesday and Wednesday, while the sections are lifted into place.
The project, a joint effort between HRCC, the federal government and Wimmera Catchment Management, aims to provide safe access for the community around the Wimmera River and is expected to be completed by June 2025.
The area, which features trails on both sides of the Wimmera River, has raised safety concerns due to the narrow parapet on the curved Riverside Road Bridge.
Council has received numerous reports about pedestrians using the bridge to connect different sides of the trail.
HRCC successfully secured $452,500 in funding under the Heavy Vehicle Safety Program to install a low-cost trail-type bridge attachment on the existing structure.
The total project cost is $690,000. To ensure cost efficiency, HRCC has conducted the design work in-house and had the council's concreting team manage footing construction.
