February 12, 2021
There will be even more roadworks happening around the South Burnett this month with resurfacing planned for a number of key State roads.
Assistant Minister for Regional Roads Bruce Saunders said Boral Resources would be carrying out works on behalf of the State Government at:
- Bunya Highway – between Avoca and Haly streets, Kingaroy (Youngman Street)
- Bunya Highway at Kumbia
- Burnett Highway – between Elk Street and Lanigan Road, Nanango
- Burnett Highway – at Six Mile Creek Bridge
- Burnett Highway – at Four Mile Creek Bridge
- Kingaroy-Cooyar Road at Tanduringie Creek Bridge.
Mr Saunders said this followed more than $3 million in works completed on the Burnett Highway last year and another $7.2 million locked in for the Burnett Highway earlier this year as part of a joint road safety funding agreement between the State and Federal governments.
In Kingaroy, Boral Resources will be on site between 6:00pm and 6:00am, Sunday to Thursday, when traffic volumes were lower.
At the other locations, work will be carried out between 6:00am and 6:00pm, Monday to Friday, with every effort made to minimise disruption.
Mr Saunders said the resurfacing was expected to be completed by the end of March, weather permitting.
Some lane closures and reduced speed limits will be in place, and motorists have been urged to follow traffic controller directions.
* * *
South Burnett Regional Council has also announced gravel resheeting works for February and March:
- Hancocks Road, Kumbia – Gravel resheeting, beginning Monday (February 15), expected to last three to four weeks
- Nollers Road, Kumbia – Gravel resheeting and floodway reconstruction works, beginning March 8, expected to last three to four weeks
The works are being funded through the Federal Government’s Roads to Recovery 2020-21 program.
[UPDATED]
