General News
15 June, 2025
Cape Trib road proposal
MORE than $9 million is being sought by Douglas Shire Council to concrete just over 1km of the Cape Tribulation-Bloomfield Rd, as well as tarsealing 1.18km of the road and the installation of a new culvert at McKenzie Creek.
The council is applying under the Queensland Government’s $100m ‘country roads connect grant’ program.
A council report said five project sites had been identified and included in a submission, “targeting sites which require significant ongoing maintenance and pose a risk to road users”.
It said the works would be fully funded by the government.
“The scope of works is focused primarily on road sealing projects,” the report said.
“Priority will be given to road sealing projects on ‘missing links’ or where progressive sealing is able to be completed.”
The upgrades to ‘rigid concrete pavement’ are on 170m ($1.4m), 310m ($2.13m) and 550m ($3.38m) sections of the road.
The tarsealing is on a 1.18m stretch at a cost of $1.62m while the culvert works are expected to cost $947,800.
Cr Damian Meadows told May’s council meeting that the project would “improve the road surface and make it safer”.
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