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Heavy vehicles are the big concern.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Byron Creek Bridge was built by the council five years ago at a cost of $2.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fire was pretty intense under the bridge,&#8221; Holloway said. &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t a huge distance between the caravans and where the beams are so the flames probably hit the underside of the bridge, but the heat&#8217;s really the issue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The concern for us is that the beams need to be replaced, and that&#8217;s a significant project and disruption.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While signs are in place to alert drivers of the closure, Holloway said staff may establish a turnaround point for motorists.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t want someone driving all the way from Broken Head Road and getting to Bangalow and realising they can&#8217;t get through,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I have asked staff to do some testing to what Google Maps is telling people to do to see what the average person out there might be seeing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bangalow Road is an alternative access route between the southern part of Byron Bay and Bangalow, carrying about 5,000 vehicles a day.<\/p>\n<p>The council confirmed it was aware some people had been sleeping rough under the bridge for several months, but disputed claims it had &#8220;delivered&#8221; rough sleepers to the site following the closure of Red Devil Park to long-term camping, saying this was not a council matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONE of the major thoroughfares between Byron Bay and the hinterland will be closed until at least January 23 while investigators assess the structural integrity of Byron Creek Bridge following a recent fire. 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