{"id":358212,"date":"2025-03-07T15:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T05:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=358212"},"modified":"2025-03-10T21:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T11:15:55","slug":"4-5m-promise-to-fix-estate-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/07\/4-5m-promise-to-fix-estate-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"$4.5m Promise To Fix Estate Roads"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cr Heath Sander, Mayor Kathy Duff, Member for Flynn Colin Boyce and Cr Ros Heit, right, with representatives from several Wondai Industrial Estate businesses … Elaine Raffin (Raffin Electrical), Graham Elliott (GTE Transport Services) and Robert Kuhrt (Parkside Timber) (Photo: Flynn Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 7, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Federal Member for Flynn Colin Boyce announced a surprise $4.5 million commitment to fund Stage 2 of the Wondai Industrial Estate during a trip to the South Burnett on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The money, which is dependent on the Coalition winning the upcoming Federal Election, could be used to widen some roads in the estate to return them to two-way use and finally resolve an issue with heavy vehicle access that has been brewing for at least four years.<\/p>\n

In 2021, DTMR inspectors began warning truck drivers they risked being fined if they took B-doubles into the estate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Council spent almost $1 million upgrading the estate\u2019s roads to ensure that B-doubles could continue to use them, including road upgrades and reconfiguring the traffic flow to one-way to improve safety.<\/p>\n

However, the one-way solution also proved controversial and in 2022, Council approved spending $40,000 for design works to be undertaken to determine how much it would cost to make Burrows and Kemp streets two-way to improve efficiency for businesses in the estate.<\/p>\n

At the time, it was suggested in Council that the businesses which stood to benefit the most from this change would be invited to contribute towards the cost.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Mr Boyce said the existing infrastructure did not allow for the safe movement of oversize vehicles throughout the estate under two-way operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI am pleased to announce that an elected LNP Government will provide $4.5 million to South Burnett Regional Council to deliver Stage 2 of the Wondai Industrial Estate works,” he said.<\/p>\n

Parkside Timber, which is the major employer in Wondai, recently announced plans for expansion in the Wondai Industrial Estate.<\/p>\n

Last August, South Burnett Regional Council approved an application by the company for a Material Change of Use for a Lot where the company hopes to start wooden and laminated product manufacturing.<\/p>\n