Anthill Creek Bridge on Wairuna Road will be replaced. Culverts will be replaced on Soley Road in Upper Barron, Morganbury Road in Walkamin and Coolgarra Road near Mount Garnet.
Environmental and geotechnical investigations have been completed and design is underway. Construction will take place in 2025–26.
Assistance provided through the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
The Wild River crossing on Moomin Road, Moomin will be upgraded to a concrete causeway.
Fifteen gully crossings will be upgraded from gravel to concrete.
- Top Nettle-Mt Misery Road, Silver Valley (four crossings)
- Wairuna Road, Minnamoolka (three crossings)
- Nymbool Road, Mount Garnet (two crossings)
- Glen Gordon Road, Innot Hot Springs (two crossings)
- Wild River Road, Millstream (two crossings)
- Glen Gordon Road, Innot Hot Springs (one crossing)
- James Road, Herberton (one crossing)
The work will improve the resilience of the roads and reduce future costs. Environmental investigations have been completed and design is underway. Construction will take place in 2025–26.
Assistance provided through the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
The current decaying timber bridge will be replaced with a new 15m long single-lane concrete bridge. The replacement includes the realignment of the road to reduce the steepness and curvature to accommodate larger vehicles. The new bridge will have an increased design life, raising its load limit from 8T GVM to a standard T44 load rating.
Tender T-TRC2024-25 for the replacement of Wondecla Creek bridge on Webster Road, Wondecla was awarded to Northern Civil Earthworks trading as Terranovus for $1,176,741.61 including GST.
Work commenced in late March and will be complete in October. Construction hours are 7am–6pm Monday–Friday and 7am–4pm Saturdays. The existing bridge will remain open and disruption to traffic flow will be minimal. The old bridge approaches will be replanted after the new bridge has been opened.
This project is funded by the Australian Government under the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.
© Shane Littman, Terranovus Civil; and TRC.
Tender T-TRC2025-08 for the replacement of the Packhorse Creek causeway on Sluice Creek Road was awarded to Lift Tek Pty Ltd for $621,676.21 including GST. Construction will commence in September and should be complete in December. A full road closure will be in place during this time.
A bridge on Silver Valley Road will be replaced.
A new 8.8m single-span timber bridge will be constructed. Work will commence in December and take at least two months to complete. A sideroad will be constructed around the worksite.
Bridges & Culverts Being Designed/Scoped/Investigated
- Allwood Lane bridge, Walkamin.
- Souita Falls bridge on Middlebrook Road, Beatrice.
- Bridge no. 2 on Cashmere Kirrama Road, Kirrama.
- Bridge no. 1 on Rolley Road, Wondecla.
- Kalorama Road footbridge, Tinaroo
Bridges & Culverts Being Costed / Awaiting Funding
- Ithaca River bridge on Clarkes Track, Jaggan.
- Battle Creek bridge on Glen Allyn Road, Malanda.
- Culvert on Bauld Road, Glen Allyn.
- Four culverts on Brodie Road, Innot Hot Springs are being replaced and the intersection restructured. The design is complete and construction is planned for 2025–26.
- A culvert on Bew Road, Ravenshoe will be replaced. Design is complete and construction is planned in 2026–27.
- A culvert on Godfrey Road, Kairi. Investigation phase.