Townsville’s $180 million missing ring road link will be designed and built, opening more jobs around the area.
The Australian and Queensland governments announced Townsville’s Ring Road Stage five following milestone on the jointly funded $514 million Haughton River project.
Up to 200 jobs are on offer and Queensland transport and main roads minister Mark Bailey says these jobs will go to local and local businesses.
“We’ve delivered more than $790 million in Townsville road projects over the past four years, creating 1200 jobs. And we’re not letting up,” Bailey says.
Federal member for Herbert Phillip Thompson says he is pleased to have secured 80% of the funding for the project.
“Projects such as this one are going to increase the capacity and connectivity of the Townsville road network. These projects are delivering significant social and economic benefits by reducing congestion and connectivity of the Townsville road network,” Thompson says.
“These projects are delivering significant social and economic benefits by reducing congestion and travel times and improving the efficiency and reliability of freight movements through our city.
The project will duplicate the existing two-lane section between Vickers Bridge and Shaw Road to four lanes and add a new connection at Beck Drive.
Technical assessments for stage two, including traffic modelling, and consultation with key stakeholders will be carried out early 2020.
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