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Durong South State School P&C President Bec Seiler, Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington and P&C member Natalie Gordon at the GS Bond Bridge on the Boyne River (Photo: Nanango Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 27, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The single-lane bridge is on the main Chinchilla-Wondai Road (Photo: Nanango Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is angry future funding has been removed from one of the South Burnett\u2019s worst bridges, GS Bond Bridge on Chinchilla-Wondai Road.<\/p>\n

She said the bridge was dangerous and desperately in need of complete replacement and realignment.<\/p>\n

\u201cGS Bond Bridge is a bad bridge and there was hope several years ago when it was listed for a $13 million overhaul,\u201d Mrs Frecklington said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, in this year\u2019s Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program (QTRIP), the funding for GS Bond Bridge has disappeared.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been told the funding has been removed and will go towards other \u2018higher priority\u2019 projects to progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe GS Bond Bridge should be a very high priority, given it is a very narrow bridge with inadequate signage, no safety railings, and low visibility and limited room on its approaches.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a school bus route and I\u2019ve talked with parents with children at Durong South State School who are very concerned about the safety of this bridge.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, this story is all too common, with another dangerous bridge, the single-lane Tanduringie Creek Bridge on the Kingaroy-Cooyar Road, in the same situation. It has received no funding despite desperate calls from myself and the community after a near tragedy involving the school bus and truck.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe list of bad bridges in our region goes on, with Running Creek Bridge on the Brooweena-Woolooga Road (the bridge that burnt down), the Wide Bay Creek Bridge (reduced to one lane and lowered speed limit) and Coppermine Creek Bridge (single-lane) bridges on Kilkivan-Tansey Road all in desperate need of complete replacement.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again, I implore the Labor Government to look at the very high road statistics in our region and what is blatantly obvious – our regional roads need urgent funding to make them safe.”<\/p>\n

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