- Funding program Roads of Strategic Importance
- Status Under construction
- Transport mode Road
- Expected start/finish Mid 2020 - Mid 2024
- Estimated project cost $190,000,000
- Australian Government contribution $152,000,000
- Local Council/Shire Cook Shire Council
- State QLD
Project description
The project will seal up to 54.5km of the Peninsula Developmental Road, including a new crossing over Archer River. Preconstruction activities related to the upgrade of the Peninsula Developmental Road will also be completed.
Benefits
Expected benefits of the project include:
- enhance access between Weipa and Cairns by decreasing the annual time of closures;
- provide savings in costs and time to road users through reduced wear and tear on vehicles by removing the need for higher-cost freight vehicles and allowing seamless connectivity
- provide a safer road environment
- improve living standards, employment opportunities and economic prospects for Indigenous communities
- provide environmental benefits from the reduced need to source road materials and gravel requiring vegetation clearing and from minimising dust and sediment into watercourses
Funding
The Australian Government has committed $152 million to this project.
Timetable
Construction commenced in July 2020 and is expected to be completed in mid 2024, weather permitting.
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