In Sydney’s west,the Windsor Bridge is set to go under water as floodwaters rapidly rise.
Local MP Robyn Preston updated her constituents on social media,saying the water level had gone above eight metres.
“Windsor Bridge,once closed is likely to be out for the weekend and hopefully will reopen on Monday,unless there is another sudden,heavy downpour,” she said.
“The water that overflowed from Warragamba Dam earlier this morning,hasn’t reached Hawkesbury yet.
“The water level is now past 8 meters at Windsor and once the water gets to just under the bridge,that’s when the bridge is likely to close as the force of the flood waters creates a lot of pressure on the bridge itself.”
According to the bureau,the river had reached 8.89 metres by 5.45pm on Saturday.
The local SES unit had previously said the bridge was 9.4 metres high. Official flood warnings say river levels to rise to 10.5 metres overnight at Windsor.
The bridge was built to be flood proof. It was submerged by floodwaters three times in 2022.