REGIONAL Roads Victoria (RRV) will be busy this month installing a new overhead rope bridge across the Hume Highway near Benalla for native animals to cross the road safely.
This follows the success of the installations at Longwood, Violet Town, Avenel and Baddaginnie.
“The first bridge and glider pole sites were installed on the Hume over a decade ago, mainly to protect squirrel gliders – a species threatened with extinction in Victoria and New South Wales,” RRV Regional Director for North Eastern, Steve Bowmaker said.
“They are placed in areas known to have high numbers of wildlife, then the animals’ natural curiosity leads them to explore and reduce the risk of hazards to drivers.”
The new overhead rope bridge will be installed at Reef Hills near Benalla on July 17 or 18, from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Traffic will be reduced to one lane and the speed set to 40km/h while works are undertaken.
