(12.40 update) Hawkesbury bridges and ferries now closed due to flooding

By Peter Gladwell
Updated August 29 2012 - 4:03pm, first published March 3 2012 - 1:45am
Windsor Bridge closed. Photo: Geoff Jones
Windsor Bridge closed. Photo: Geoff Jones
The crowds gathering at the closed Richmond Bridge at 11.50am. Photo: Tony Bosworth
The crowds gathering at the closed Richmond Bridge at 11.50am. Photo: Tony Bosworth

Floodwater continues to surge down the Hawkesbury River, resulting in the closure of both North Richmond and Windsor Bridges and they may stay closed for the next 48 hours says the RMS.