4 May, 2023
Progress for flood-damaged roads
Toowoomba Regional Council has resolved to select two preferred contractors to assist in the delivery of the 2022 Flood Recovery Program, paving the way for large-scale repairs to commence.
Council will now undertake final negotiations with the two preferred tenderers with the intent of awarding the contracts in the near future.
The names of the successful contractors will be announced following finalisation of the contracts.
TRC Infrastructure Services committee chair Cr Carol Taylor said the contractors would help repair the damage to the Region’s road network from multiple flood disasters.
She said more than 1,800 roads across the Toowoomba Region have been assessed for flood damage, with approximately 5,500 sites damaged.
Flooding in 2021-22 saw three State Declared Disaster Events, requiring more than 7600 emergency repairs.
Cr Taylor said the Region’s southern area, which includes Cambooya, Greenmount, Felton and Nobby, was split into four sections for reconstruction project submissions that were lodged with the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA).
She said the QRA had approved the first of the submissions, which covers roads in the east of the southern area.
“Flood restoration works in the remainder of the area will start when approvals are granted by the QRA,” Cr Taylor said.
To see to the repair status of individual roads, TRC has made available an online interactive map that shows if a road is under assessment, has had funding approved, is a scheduled project or is a completed project.
