August 16, 2018
A six-month effort to widen and overlay a 1.2km section of Wattle Camp Road at Wattle Camp may finally be drawing to a close.
The project, which began in January this year, was derailed in March when workers stumbled over a colony of microbats.
The discovery led to a month’s delay while Council sought the necessary permissions to relocate the bats.
On Wednesday, Roads portfolio chair Cr Gavin Jones reported Council now planned to tackle to final 500m of the project in July and August.
Staff would also continue working on the realignment of the Memerambi-Barkers Creek Road, a construction project begun in May.
Meanwhile, maintenance crews will be carrying out maintenance grades this month on Neale Road at Haly Creek; East Wooroolin and West Wooroolin roads at Wooroolin; Walkers Road at Ballogie; the northern section of Old Wondai Road; and McAllisters Road at Cushnie.
The will also carry out drainage work on Old Esk North Road at Nanango, complete the resheeting of Coverty Road and carry out shoulder resheeting on the Brooklands Pimpimbudgee Road.
Work on the new roundabout at the entrance to Kingaroy’s Rogers Drive would also continue.
Cr Jones said earthworks for the new roundabout were largely complete, and a detour into Rogers Drive would allow gravel pavement and concrete construction to get under way.
Last month, work crews carried out grader maintenance on Ushers, Barrons and Woodalls roads near Kingaroy; Nukku Road at Googa; Meehans and Wilsons roads at Memerambi; Benair Road at Inverlaw; Lawson Broad and Wolff roads at Coverty; Denmarks Road near Tingoora; and McIllhatton Road near Sandy Ridges.
Crews also resheeted Phipps Street East in Nanango.
