The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate is making good progress with the urgent repair work on the Stanhope bridge in Claremont. The team is currently in week two of the planned six week remedial work timeline. If all goes according to plan the contractor should complete the remedial works in four weeks’ time, which is when the second lane from Claremont Main Road lane will be reopened. The current lane reduction is an emergency intervention after the existing retaining wall on the southeast quadrant of the Stanhope bridge failed on 26 January 2026.

‘The current lane reduction on Stanhope bridge in Claremont is an emergency intervention after the existing retaining wall on the southeast quadrant of the Stanhope bridge failed on Monday morning, 26 January 2026. Our contractor is on track with this emergency repair work, and if all goes according to plan, the work should be complete in a month’s time, the lane will then be reopened to traffic. We understand the great inconvenience motorists, local residents and the general public is experiencing with the current situation and empathise with the affected commuters. The team is hard at work trying to complete the remedial work as soon as possible and will be sure to keep residents updated with the progress, ’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.

The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate commenced work on the Stanhope bridge in mid-2025. These works form part of the City’s MyCiTi Phase 2A construction project. The work along this bridge is anticipated to be completed towards the end of 2027.