August 11, 2021
Toowoomba Regional Council says it has completed more than 30 per cent of its 2021-22 flood recovery program repairs to the region’s roads.
The program – worth about $25 million – is being delivered through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), jointly funded by the Federal and State governments.
The works will repair damage caused by the floods in the region in February last year.
Cr Carol Taylor said Council had completed almost a third of the program to date, with remaining works to be completed by the end of 2021.
There is also a program of culvert replacement works which are expected to be completed in the first half of next year.
Cr Taylor said DRFA programs usually take two years to deliver.
“This allowed Council time to properly assess the damage that occurred, make submissions, co-ordinate and manage the restoration program and then finalise claims through the project acquittal process,” she said.
“We live in a very big region and these things take time, but I am very pleased to say we are making headway, with a number of roads already repaired or scheduled for repairs in the coming weeks and months.”
