- Funding program Roads of Strategic Importance
- Status Under construction
- Transport mode Road
- Estimated project cost $80,000,000
- Australian Government contribution $64,000,000
- Local Council/Shire Livingstone Shire Council,Rockhampton Regional Council
- State QLD
Project description
The project will deliver targeted upgrades, including duplicating sections of Yeppoon Road.
Benefits
The project is expected to:
- increase economic productivity by reducing costs to industry through better efficiency on the route and lower travel times
- improve road safety by reducing unsafe overtaking and the associated risks of head-on collisions
- increase route capacity to accommodate future growth in traffic volume through increases economic activity in the region
Funding
The Australian Government will contribute up to 80 per cent, capped at $64 million.
Timetable
Award of contract expected early-mid 2023.
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