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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Peter Brewer

Coppins Crossing to remain shut as dam water release drives debris downriver

The debris strewn across Coppins Crossing. A vehicle path through it reveals how people have ignored the warning signs and driven through. Picture: Social media

The low-level Coppins Crossing on the Molonglo River could be closed for two more weeks, causing major commuter inconvenience, as a result of heavy rain causing debris to wash onto the concrete causeway and peel away the guard rail.

Residents in a number of the ACT's fastest-growing suburbs have taken to social media to express their frustration around the lengthy closure of the crossing, which has been blocked for 10 days after heavy rain washed trees and other debris onto the bridge.

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