Four lanes or two? Big question remains for Tiaro bypass gympietimes.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gympietimes.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The bypass may be locked in but debate over the form it takes is far from over. Wide Bay MP Llew O Brien says support is growing for the four-lane format which the former police officer has been championing in the interest of community safety. He said the people of Tiaro and the Wide Bay electorate were passionate about getting the bypass upgrade to four lanes to the point where his mobile was inundated with messages about the most critical piece of infrastructure the southern end of the region has seen in decades. If we are going to build a brand new green field piece of the national highway, it should be built to the standard we have built 50km south of Tiaro on the Gympie Bypass, he said
Drivers travelling between Gympie and the coast will have to take a detour with Gympie Connection Road to be shut for three months as part of work on the $1 billion bypass. The stretch of the road between Old Goomboorian Road and Tin Can Bay Road will be closed from Monday April 12 for three months to allow construction to continue. Vehicles will instead be diverted along Ascot and Tin Can Bay roads. Traffic management will also be in place between the North Coast rail line and Ascot Road for a 14 month stretch. Traffic detours and delays will be common on Gympie Connection Road for several months.
$289m contract awarded for Section D Bruce Highway upgrade gympietimes.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gympietimes.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“Traffic control measures will be in place around Bolcaro Road to keep road users safe, and I encourage all drivers to please be mindful of these roadworks and the changed conditions,” Mr O’Brien said. Construction is underway on Bolcaro Road, East Deep Creek to build a new two-lane, 60m bridge over the Bruce Highway as part of the $1 billion Cooroy to Curra Section D Gympie Bypass
A series of bridges is also taking shape as part of the first contract of the Section D project, with work about to begin on two 250m two-lane bridges over Six Mile Creek, two 105m, two-lane bridges over Tin Can Bay Road and Moody Creek, and a 50m two-lane underpass at Keefton Road.