... The innovative Carlo Catani designed four lane boulevard commencing at Princes Bridge wound its way by the Yarra bank with designated pedestrian, cyclist, pony and carriage ways.... modes. Catani was involved with beautification works near Princes Bridge, as well as its engineering. Further downstream, the Queens Bridge design was prepared by Catani and his Italian friend and work colleague at the Public Works Department, Ettore ...
After more than forty-one years of public service that never ended with his retirement, through surveying and direct design, contracting, supervision, and collaborative approaches, perhaps more than any other single figure, Carlo Catani re-scaped not only parts of Melbourne, but extensive swathes of Victoria ‘from Portland to Mallacoota’, opening up swamplands to farming, bringing access to beauty spots, establishing new townships, and the roads to get us there.
