Posted on October 15, 2026
South Australia’s Wakefield Regional Council has begun major major maintenance and renewal works at the Port Wakefield Tidal Pool, which will see the construction of a new footbridge and maintenance dredging of the tidal swimming pool.
Civil Tech Pty Ltd was awarded the contract by Council to deliver both the dredging works and footbridge renewal.
Mayor, Rodney Reid said the project had been a long time in the making for the Port Wakefield community.
“It is significant to finally see this stage of our Port Wakefield Master Plan starting as we’ve already seen the success of reinvigorating Port Wakefield’s main precinct, Edward Street.
“The new footbridge is a large investment from Council and will enhance the Tidal Pool area, encouraging people to leave the Highway and head into the township, to not only view the pool but the renewed Edward Street as well.
“There are exciting times ahead in Port Wakefield. We’ve been working towards this project for a long time now and to finally see it come to fruition will be excellent for the town,” he said.
Works at the Port Wakefield Tidal pool are expected to be complete by the end of January.
Maintenance dredging will be undertaken within the tidal swimming pool to remove accumulated sand and silt deposits ranging from approximately 150mm to 400mm in depth. The Council says an estimated 1,600 to 2,000 cubic metres of material will be removed from the pool area over three weeks.
Dredging works at the Port Wakefield Boat Ramp will also be undertaken once works on the Tidal Pool are completed.
The existing timber footbridge will be replaced with a new structure to improve durability and reduce ongoing maintenance requirements of the old footbridge.
Timber from the existing bridge will be repurposed by Council where possible for community projects.
