March 26, 2021
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington wants to know when the State Government plans to upgrade Kilkivan-Tansey Road and the Running Creek Bridge on Brooweena-Woolooga Road.
Mrs Frecklington submitted two Questions On Notice this week to Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey:
1. With reference to Main Road Number 486, the Kilkivan-Tansey Road –
Will the Minister advise
(a) When funding will be provided to widen the dangerous single-lane sections to two lanes,
(b) Why recent works to the Coppermine Creek Bridge did not widen the bridge to two lanes,
(c) The cost of the recent Coppermine Creek Bridge remediation works,
(d) In comparison, what did modelling show as the cost to widen this bridge to two lanes, and
(e) Given planning for the Wide Bay Creek bridge is listed in Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program (QTRIP), when will funding be made available to upgrade this
bridge?
2. With reference to Running Creek Bridge, a notoriously dangerous single-lane bridge located on the Brooweena-Woolooga Road (Main Road Number 487) and the subsequent building of a side track following the old wooden bridge burning down and collapsing in December 2019 following a car accident –
Will the Minister advise, given that planning has been conducted to upgrade and re-align the Running Creek Bridge, when funding will be provided to build a new bridge and improve safety on this road?
Mrs Frecklington said these key roads were had been “neglected by Labor for far too long”.
“The Kilkivan-Tansey Rd is a major connecting road between the Central and North Burnett and the coast and locals know how terrible sections of this road have become.
“In fact many often choose to take an alternative route rather than risk travelling on this road.
“I have also specifically asked about the Coppermine Creek Bridge and why recent works to the bridge did not widen the bridge to two lanes.
“The Running Creek Bridge is another major concern. We know there are plans drafted to realign and rebuild the bridge, but if there’s no funding in the pipeline, this will never happen.”
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