December 1, 2020
The State Budget has confirmed funding for a number of road projects in the South Burnett region, although some of the dollars have been allocated simply for preliminary planning.
Highlights include:
- The design of the replacement for the single-lane John Peterson Bridge on Mundubbera-Durong Road at Derri Derra, a joint Federal-State-funded project
- Planning and design work for upgrades to the D’Aguilar Highway between Yarraman and Kingaroy
- Planning to replace the burned Running Creek Bridge on Brooweena-Woolooga Road at Woolooga
Money has also be allocated to begin construction of the joint Federal-State Government upgrade of the Wide Bay Highway-Bruce Highway intersection at Bells Bridge
Other projects either approved for 2020-21 or pencilled in for 2022-2024 include:
- Improve safety on Brooweena-Woolooga Road
- Planning to replace the Eel Creek bridge on Gympie-Woolooga Road
- Planning for a new Wide Bay Creek Bridge on Kilkivan-Tansey Road
- Widen and seal Boondooma Road at Mundubbera
- Construct a footpath between Avoca and Oliver Bond streets on Youngman Street, Kingaroy
- Install audio-tactile line marking on Burnett Highway between Nanango and Goomeri
- Widen Byee Road at Byee
- Replace G.S. Bond Bridge on Chinchilla-Wondai Road
- Widen priority sections of D’Aguilar Highway between Yarraman and Kingaroy
- Construct a footpath on Haly Street, Kingaroy between Jarrah and Fisher streets
- Begin planning to replace the Tanduringie Creek Bridge on Kingaroy-Cooyar Road at Tanduringie
- Upgrade a major culvert on the Murgon-Gayndah Road
- Widen and overlay sections of Kumbia-Brooklands Road
- Construct a new sealed section on Memerambi-Barkers Creek Road
- Widen a section of Peterson Drive, Taabinga
- Construct a footpath on Tessmanns Road in Kingaroy, between Doonkuna and Ivy streets
- Design a shared path from Youngman to Somerset Street (rail trail)
Around schools, work planned includes:
- Construct a footpath outside Goomeri State School
- Complete upgrade of school set-down facilities at Wheatlands State School
- Upgrade pedestrian facilities on Burnett and Drayton streets outside Nanango State School and construct a pedestrian bridge
- Install a pedestrian refuge in Dutton Street outside Murgon State High School
- Upgrade passenger set-down facility in Kent Street, Kingaroy, outside St Mary’s Catholic College
- Upgrade passenger set-down facility outside Wondai State School
- Construct footpath in Markwell and William streets to Youngman Street for Kingaroy State School
- Upgrade passenger set-down on Railway Terrace outside Taabinga State School
- Construct footpath on William and Avoca streets for Kingaroy State High School
Further information about these projects – including dates and expenditure – can be found online
