1. Bridge 

In February 2014, the government called for expressions of interest for the design and construction of the bridge.

Four parties were shortlisted to bid—Decmil/OHL joint venture, Freyssinet, Georgiou, and York Civil/Rizzani de Eccherjoint venture.

Due to delays and issues, Malaysian-based Toyota Tsusho, which was sub-contracted to manufacture the bridge, had its contract terminated; the contract was re-tendered and was won by Western Australian company Civmec.

In November 2017, the Government announced that the bridge would officially be named "Matagarup Bridge", where "Matagarup" is the Nyungar name for the whole area - waters included - around Heirisson Island, and which means "place where the river is only leg deep, allowing it to be crossed".[9] It had previously been referred to as the Swan River Pedestrian Bridge.


Matagarup Bridge without its concrete deck while under construction in May 2018

The bridge's two main arches were hoisted into place in early May 2018.

Testing of the bridge's LED lighting occurred on 18 June.

Concrete pouring of the bridge deck was completed on 1 July.

On 4 July, Premier Mark McGowan, Transport Minister Rita Saffiotiand other officials, as well as bridge workers, walked across the bridge.[13] From 7–9 July, hundreds of volunteers walked across the bridge so that engineers could assess the movement of the structure and tune the bridge's mass damper to minimize vibrations.

The bridge was opened to the public on 14 July 2018.Landscaping and removal of the lay-down area and reclaimed land will continue after the bridge is completed.