Construction:
Amamoor Creek Road widening - The works involve road pavement and bitumen seal on Amamoor Creek Road, starting at Amamoor Creek Bridge and continuing to Amamoor Dagun Road. The project includes works, minor clearing, extended stormwater pipes, widening road pavement and bitumen seal, rebuilding property accesses and remedial works to roadside scouring. Forecast completion late April 2021.
Groundwater Road widening - The works include widening the existing sealed road to 10m, adding kerb and channel, pavement strengthening, stormwater drainage pits and pipes, concrete pathway, landscaping, signage and line marking. Please keep in mind that during construction hours, Groundwater Road will be closed to through traffic. Traffic to detour via Cox Road and Mary Valley Road. Forecast completion late May 2021.
“This new program will support jobs, construction businesses and economic growth across Wide Bay, and it will also improve road safety and bolster the resilience of our local road networks, improving access for freight, tourism and local road users,” Mr O’Brien said.
“We will work closely with the Noosa, Gympie, South Burnett and Cherbourg councils to ensure local projects get underway, supporting jobs and businesses, and helping people in Wide Bay get home sooner and safer.” Southside and the beginning of Eel Creek Road, a designated growth corridor but also an area teeming with bushland and wildlife.
The projects that will receive funding are: