Community & Business
30 October, 2024
Makeover for Byrnes Street
MORE than half a million dollars has been awarded to Gregg Construction Pty Ltd to give Mareeba’s main street a makeover and improve safety along the main thoroughfare.
The tender was awarded at council’s recent meeting and will “improve road safety and modernise the median islands and garden beds, ensuring a cohesive look from one end of Byrnes Street to the other,” according to Mayor Angela Toppin.
“These improvements will enhance visibility and safety for road users and pedestrians as well as creating safer working conditions for council’s parks and gardens team members,” she said.
“New, compact and hardy plants will replace the existing gardens and hedges at the southern end of Byrnes Street, near the BP Service Station and Mareeba Connection Road, as well as at the northern end, between Granite Bridge and Jacobson Street.”
The Byrnes Street Safety Improvements project is funded by the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.
