The Queensland Government has announced that $276 million worth of road reconstruction works will go out for tender later this month.

State Minister for Transport, Scott Emerson, said that the Government had moved to fast track the tenders to get work underway as soon as possible.

“This round of work will see important repairs get under way to the Captain Cook Highway, Landsborough Highway, Flinders Highway, Warrego Highway and the Bruce Highway,” Mr Emerson said.

“We’ve received a lot of useful feedback from the road construction industry over the past two months with more than 160 delegates attending briefings.”
Australian Government Minister Assisting on Queensland Floods Recovery, Senator Joe Ludwig, said the work would get Queensland roads rebuilt after the 2013 floods.

“The Australia Day floods caused significant damage across Queensland,” Mr Ludwig said.

“The Commonwealth Government has been standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Queenslanders to get the state back up and running. We are rolling out assistance for communities, families, small businesses and primary producers to provide relief and to help recovery. 

Mr Emerson said with the inclusion of flood recovery works and asset management contracts, $1.7 billion in road works would be out for tender across Queensland in coming months.