Flooding across the north has highlighted the vulnerability of Australia's road network and in this small town, built on a flood plain with only one high-level bridge, concern is rising.
The low-level bridge, built long before Cr Clark arrived in Katherine in 1969, floods at the drop of a hat and was not constructed to handle heavy road trains.
Cr Clark said any disruption to the current bridge would have sweeping and widespread impacts, including to remote Aboriginal communities that often rely on freight getting through from Darwin.
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