The federal and Queensland governments have announced funding to revitalise the state’s Beef Roads.
Alongside an announcement yesterday that the Bruce Highway’s $9 billion of work would soon get underway, the federal government also revealed early works on the critical Beef Roads would begin.
The $38 million works will provide safety and productivity upgrades to the roads, with the Beef Roads to be upgraded simultaneously alongside the Bruce Highway between Gladstone and Rockhampton.
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Alongside these announcements, the government will also provide an extra $200 million to deliver the Rockhampton Ring Road in Central Queensland and $37 million to begin upgrading sections of the Capricorn Highway.
The federal government says the Rockhampton Ring Road is a transformative project for Central Queensland, and this additional contribution will ensure the necessary funds are available to deliver the project, which will reduce travel times, improve road safety and flood resilience and open up new travel routes to key leisure, retail and education facilities.
On top of these announcements, the Australian and Queensland governments are getting on with delivering transport infrastructure for Central Queensland. This includes today announcing the release of Commonwealth funding to kick off work on essential projects in the region such as the Beef Roads.
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