| Funding Program: | Roads of Strategic Importance |
| Status: | Under construction |
| Transport Mode: | Road |
| Expected Start/Finish: | Mid 2021 - Mid 2024 |
| Estimated Project Cost: | $47,500,000 |
| Australian Government Contribution: | $38,000,000 |
| Local Council/Shire: | Cook Shire Council,Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council |
| State: | QLD |
Project DescriptionThe project will upgrade approximately 72 kilometres along five roads that connect to the Peninsula Developmental Road in Cape York.
The scope of the project includes:
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Paving and sealing the roads to a two-lane, two-way standard (8.1m, 8.0m or 7.0m wide carriageway with 3.5m lanes varying due to nearby vegetated areas).
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Improving drainage (floodways, causeways and culverts) to an approximate one in five-year immunity.
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Associated works such as relocating private access, turnout lanes, signage, line-marking and delineation.
Benefits
- Improved road safety for all users.
- Improved connectivity between people with jobs and services, and goods with markets.
- Improved efficiency and network reliability.
FundingThe Australian Government is contributing $38 million to the project, or 80 per cent, with the Queensland Government contributing 20 per cent, or $9.5 million. TimetableConstruction on the project commenced in mid-2021 and is due to complete in mid-2024. |
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Project details last updated: 18/11/2021
