Castlereagh Highway (St George–Hebel) flood immunity improvements and pavement resilience
The department is improving the flood immunity and resilience of the Castlereagh Highway near Dirranbandi.
In response to the large-scale infrastructure and economic impacts of multiple severe flooding events across southern Queensland in 2021–22, the department is undertaking improvements to minimise future flood damage and reduce road closures.
Benefits
- Restores damaged infrastructure
- Improves flood immunity
- Contributes to economy
- Contributes to regional growth
- Improves network efficiency
Key features
- Strengthening and altering levels of road surfaces to make them more flood resistant.
- Installing larger culverts to improve flood capacity.
- Drainage and floodway enhancements to improve run-off and mitigate erosion and scouring.
- Batter protection to reduce impacts of high-velocity flows on bridges and floodways.
Funding
Assistance is provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Investment ID 2744073 and ID 2459935.
Current status
Construction is expected to start in August 2024.
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