Charles Street bridge was closed for two hours on Tuesday night at council workers assembled the bridge’s floodgate system. Picture: Jessica Willard
The Charles Street floodgate was successfully installed on Tuesday night, as part of a flood readiness exercise by the City of Launceston council.
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The bridge was closed between 7pm and 9pm as council staff and emergency workers assembled the bridge’s floodgate system.
The floodgates have a series of rubber-sealed stop logs which are placed between upright posts that are bolted into the road.
The drill is undertaken every few years, to ensure workers are familiar with the set-up of the gates.
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