Community & Business
4 April, 2025
$22m to repair roads damaged in disaster
NEARLY $22 million in contracts were awarded last week as Mareeba Shire moves to repair damage done to roads in the local government area by Cyclone Jasper and associated heavy rainfall in December 2023.
The road damage is split into four areas – the Eastern roads package ($5.3m), Dimbulah package ($3.9m), Mid-Western Roads ($5.4m), and Western Roads ($6.5m).
IKCO Pty Ltd will undertake repairs on the Eastern roads, while Cheshire Contractors will do the Dimbulah roads, and Gregg Construction has been tasked with the repair of the Mid-Western and Western roads packages.
All contracts are subject to approvals from the Queensland Reconstruction Authority which provides the funding.
“Council officers will now work with QRA to ensure the scope of works aligns with the requirements of the DRFA support and once council receives the final tick of approval, the contractors will be engaged to begin the works,” Mayor Angela Toppin said.
“Mareeba Shire Council is sincerely grateful for the support it receives from QRA, it simply would not be possible to undertake these works without this funding from the Federal and Queensland governments.”
Council also awarded a $502,000 contract to ARO Industries Pty Ltd which will now be responsible for the delivery of DRFA (Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements) funded projects for events between January 2025 and 30 June 2027.
The firm will review and provide any services required in relation to the emergency works phase immediately after the disaster and manage the reconstruction of essential public assets including damage inspection, submissions for funding, the engineering design phase, the procurement phase, construction management and acquittal management.
