$42 million in federal and state funding has been announced for major road repairs in North-Western Queensland as part of ‘Operation Queenslander’.

 

In a joint statement, Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese and Queensland Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace said that funding for state-owned roads is already ‘under way’ to deliver vital repairs.

 

“Major regional links such as the Burke Developmental Road, Kennedy Developmental Road and Landsborough Highway are being repaired through Operation Queenslander,” Mr Albanese said.

 

Member for Mount Isa, Betty Kiernan, welcomed the work which will provide 224 jobs.

 

Major works to get under way include:

  • $20.9 million for the Landsborough Highway, between Winton and Cloncurry, sustaining 110 local jobs over the life of the project
  • $16.3 million for sections of the Kennedy Developmental Road, between Winton and Hughenden, sustaining 85 local jobs over the life of the project
  • $5.5 million for the Burke Developmental Road, between Normanton and Dunbar, sustaining 29 local jobs over the life of the project.

 

“Queensland’s road network received more damage than any other state government asset during this year’s natural disasters, with some roads damaged more than two or three times in recent years – the devastation is without parallel,” Mr Wallace said.

 

“We are spending money right across the state to get roads fixed and communities reconnected, and generating more than12,000 jobs in the process.