The Australian Government is investing $31.9 million into vital road infrastructure upgrades in Queensland.
The funding will deliver critical improvements to key feeder roads along the Flinders Highway, Landsborough Highway and Gregory Developmental Road, such as Dotswood Road, Myola Road, Winton-Jundah Road and Burketown-Normanton Road.
The upgrades on these routes are expected to minimise wear and tear on freight vehicles, reduce road closures and improve travel times.
The Australian Government will fund up to 80 per cent of project costs in partnership with Charters Towers Regional Council (Dotswood Road and Myola Road upgrades), Winton Shire Council (Winton-Jundah Road) and Carpentaria Shire Council (Burketown-Normanton Road).
The councils will contribute the remaining funding.
Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Anthony Chisholm, joined Carpentaria Shire Mayor, Jack Bawden, in Normanton yesterday [10 July] to meet the team who are leading the construction works at Burketown-Normanton Road.
“Burketown-Normanton Road in North West Queensland will receive $16 million and is a key route for livestock and agricultural industries in the Carpentaria region,” an Australian Government spokesperson said.
“It also connects the remote communities of Karumba, Normanton, Burketown and Doomadgee.”
The upgrades along this route will progressively seal 26.4 kilometres of the road, providing a more reliable road network for freight and tourism.
They will also support pastoral and agricultural ventures in the Southern Gulf Region and improve connectivity for remote communities.
Construction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2027.
Dotswood Road, which is a feeder road to the Flinders Highway between Townsville and Charters Towers, and Myola Road, which connects to the Gregory Development Road, are key routes for the livestock and agricultural industries.
Construction on both projects is expected to begin shortly and be completed by late 2025.
Winton-Jundah Road, a key route for the transport of gypsum and livestock, will undergo progressive sealing works and is expected to be completed by late 2026.
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