SYDNEY - The landmark Sydney Harbour Bridge is to undergo its biggest makeover since 1932, with a new coat of paint that will take two years to complete, the New South Wales state government said Thursday.
The bridge, which links the northern and central parts of the city and is one of the world’s most recognisable symbols, will be sanded back to bare steel and repainted for the first time in its 81-year history. “This grande dame of Sydney Harbour is getting a makeover with a high performance fade-resistant paint to help her endure the punishing conditions,” state Roads Minister Duncan Gay said in a statement.
The landmark Sydney Harbour Bridge is to undergo its biggest makeover since 1932, with a new coat of paint that will take two years to complete, the New South Wales state government said Thursday.
The bridge, which links the northern and central parts of the city and is one of the world’s most recognisable symbols, will be sanded back to bare steel and repainted for the first time in its 81-year history. “This grande dame of Sydney Harbour is getting a makeover with a high performance fade-resistant paint to help her endure the punishing conditions,” state Roads Minister Duncan Gay said in a statement.