Progress keeps coming on UTAS relocation

The development of the University of Tasmania’s new Inveresk campus has reached two important milestones recently with the official opening of the North Esk River pedestrian and cycle bridge and construction on a third campus building underway.

Federal Member for Bass Bridget Archer said the bridge is another component of the UTAS relocation funded through the Launceston City Deal.

“The bridge is a critical piece of infrastructure connecting the new Inveresk campus to our vibrant and bustling CBD,” Bridget Archer said.

The staged approach to the development of the Inveresk campus is allowing for more ongoing work for apprentices and other employees, maximising the benefits to local Launceston companies and businesses.

Local specialists BridgePro Engineering were engaged to build the bridge and construction started in March 2020. The structural steel components of the bridge were built by Haywards, another local company.

Construction has also begun on the third and largest building of the UTAS redevelopment. The building will include state-of-the-art facilities focussing on food science and agricultural research, nursing simulation labs to change the future health workforce and new spaces for courses in allied health.