{"id":155519,"date":"2016-08-23T19:40:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T09:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=155519"},"modified":"2020-10-06T17:34:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T07:34:16","slug":"next-phase-of-1-5m-upgrade-to-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/08\/23\/next-phase-of-1-5m-upgrade-to-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Phase Of $1.5m Upgrade To Begin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FLASHBACK: Former Energy and Water Supply Minister Mark McArdle with Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington, Swickers general manager Linchon Hawks and South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell at the intersection of Kingaroy-Barkers Creek Road and Clark and Swendson Road in January last year when the State Government announced it would fund the $1.5 million project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 23, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next phase of the project to improve the intersection of Kingaroy-Barkers Creek and Clark and Swendson roads in Kingaroy – near Swickers – will get under way next week.<\/p>\n

The $1.5 million works are part of a larger project to accommodate B-double trucks accessing Swickers.<\/p>\n

The works will include a dedicated right-turn lane on Kingaroy\u2013Barkers Creek Road, new drains, kerbs and channelling, and street lights.<\/p>\n

South Burnett Regional Council recently completed works to widen about 400 metres of Clark and Swendson Road and build a reinforced concrete floodway.<\/p>\n

The project was originally announced by the LNP State Government in January 2015 under Round 4 of the now-scrapped \u201cRoyalties For Regions\u201d program.<\/p>\n

The road widening and floodway construction were separately funded by the Federal Government\u2019s Roads To Recovery program.<\/p>\n

Single-lane closures, speed restrictions and traffic control will be in place during the works.<\/p>\n

Access to Clark and Swendson roads and Willowglen Street from Kingaroy\u2013Barkers Creek Road will remain closed while the project is under way.<\/p>\n

The works will generally be carried out between 6:00am and 6:00pm, Monday to Friday, with occasional work on weekends if required.<\/p>\n

They are expected to be completed by early next year, weather permitting.<\/p>\n

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