Local road maintenance in the Western Downs will receive a boost thanks to a $635,660 funding injection though the Federal Government’s Roads to Recovery Program, Maranoa MP David Littleproud said today.
“This funding will allow the Western Downs Regional Council to progress a number of high-priority projects, using local knowledge to deliver the best local roads,” Mr Littleproud said.
“Works include upgrades to key thoroughfares and local roads in the region, which will help to get locals home sooner and safer.
“Apart from increased safety, drivers are going to be travelling on smoother, more reliable roads and that’s all part of building up efficiency across the region.
“The Roads to Recovery Program is a local and federal partnership that improves road networks and delivers real and tangible benefits to local communities.
“We are investing in infrastructure nationwide in order to lay the foundations for economic recovery on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The Australian Government will deliver over $77.2 million to 234 local government authorities nationwide for safer and better-maintained roads.
From 2013–14 to 2023–24, the Government will provide $6.2 billion under the Roads to Recovery Program, with an ongoing commitment of $500 million each year following.
- Works in the Western Downs region include:
- Upgrades to Boonarga Inverai Rd, Boonarga
- Upgrades to Haystack Rd, Brigalow
- Upgrades to Knox St, Dalby
- Upgrades to Moreton St, Dalby
- Upgrades to Adcock St, Dalby
- Upgrades to Curtis St, Dalby
- Upgrades to Kents Rd, Jimbour
- Upgrades to Aisbett Rd, Kragra
- Upgrades to Andrews Rd, Sujeewong
- Upgrades to Coutts St, Dalby
- Upgrades to Starlings Lane, Dalby
- Upgrades to Chinchilla-Tara Rd, Greenswamp’s
- Upgrades to Alfred St, Dalby
- Upgrades to Armstrong St, Dalby
- Upgrades to Arubial Rd, Yulabilla
- Upgrades to Booral Rd, Grosmont
- Upgrades to Brigalow-Canage Rd, Brigalow
- Upgrades to Broadbent St, Bell
- Upgrades to Bullock Head Rd, Hannaford
- Upgrades to Burnt Bridge Rd, Chinchilla
- Upgrades to Drillham South Rd, Drillham
- Upgrades to Ehlma Boundary Rd, Warra
- Upgrades to Jandowae-Maclister Rd, Tuckerang
- Upgrades to Jessop St, Dalby
- Upgrades to Kupunn Rd, Nandi
- Upgrades to Nandi Rd, Nandi
- Upgrades to Twine St, Dalby
- Upgrades to Wilds Rd, Dalby
- Upgrades to Wood St, Dalby
- Upgrades to Drury St, Dalby
