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BREAKING: The historic Urrbrae gatehouse will be dismantled and rebuilt nearby rather than being bulldozed for a road upgrade, the State Government has announced after bowing to months of community protest.
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The Transport Department has received a new, more comprehensive quote to relocate a state heritage-listed gatehouse at Urrbrae rather than demolish it – but the figure is being kept secret for now.
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The University of Adelaide says it has yet to receive a formal notice from the State Government of its intention to acquire land and bulldoze the historic Urrbrae gatehouse for an intersection upgrade, as it vows to “pursue its legal rights” to stop the takeover and demolition.
The State Government is under mounting pressure to reverse a decision to bulldoze an historic gatehouse at Urrbrae, with two of its own MPs saying “it’s heritage-listed for a reason” and “worthy of further consideration to either keep or restore”.
The State Government was formally advised by not one – but two – engineers that relocating a state heritage-listed gatehouse at Urrbrae was feasible, but is pressing ahead with plans to bulldoze it, it’s been revealed.
The State Government has decided to demolish a state heritage-listed gatehouse at Urrbrae for a road-widening project despite receiving engineering advice that moving the 130-year-old building is feasible, with the University of Adelaide vowing to fight the move.
Labor says it’s been leaked the Marshall Government’s “centrepiece announcement” for next month’s State Budget – secret documents the Opposition claims reveal details of the final stage of the North-South Corridor, including revelations the project may not be completed until 2035.
