Local authorities, the NRA and civil engineering contractors routinely refer plans for proposed new roads, motorways and river crossing structures to the Board for fisheries consideration, and we examine and assess these proposals. Large-scale road construction and improvement works entailing installation of culverts and bridges are ongoing throughout the region, and at a number of locations bridge aprons and other structures have been installed incorporating design recommendations from the Board so as to facilitate free movement of fish and aquatic life particularly during low conditions.
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