12 13 Case Study, Footbridge Retrofit Design & Supply PROJECT: Evan Walker Footbridge, Southbank PROJECT TYPE: Footbridge Retrofit Design & Supply CLIENT: City of Melbourne STATE: Victoria The City of Melbourne approached SIS to assist in finding a solution to the on-going issues associated with the deck surface on the Evan Walker Footbridge, which accommodates up to 10,000 pedestrians per day. Originally constructed in 1992, the bridge is located on Southbank, Melbourne and carries people from Flinders Street Station across to the popular Southbank precinct. The structure consists of 3 spans, is 130m in length and had been retrofitted in 2006 with a prefabricated 70mm x 45mm dressed Merbau timber with a 50mm slip resistant rebated infill in the top trafficab

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