Maintenance units gathering dust in storage two years after delivery from Germany
Two specialized maintenance cranes for the Sydney Harbour Bridge have remained in storage for two years following their delivery from Germany. Delays in installation have raised concerns about the bridge's maintenance schedule ahead of its upcoming centenary.
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The delay highlights potential bureaucratic or technical inefficiencies in managing critical public infrastructure projects.
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Share A A A Two specialist cranes built in Germany for critical maintenance on the highest parts of the Sydney Harbour Bridge are gathering dust in storage in the city’s west due to major delays installing them on the famed coathanger’s arches.
Even after NSW transport department officials twice flew to Germany two years ago to look at how to fit them to the bridge, the maintenance units have been left in storage near Blacktown since the first arrived in Sydney in late 2024, followed by the second about eight months later.
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