The last of 575 concrete piles are now in place for the $1 billion Gympie Bypass project in Queensland.
With the piles now in place, works on all 42 bridge structures on the Bruce Highway Upgrade – Cooroy to Curra, Section D (Gympie bypass) are now underway or complete.
The $1 billion section of the project is a new 26 kilometre, four lane divided highway between the current Bruce Highway interchange at Woondum, south of Gympie and Curra.
The project aims to improve and increase the safety, flood resilience, and capacity of the connection.
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Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King said the construction of the bridges would be crucial to the flood immunity of the highway.
“When completed, this new section of the National Highway will stand 27 metres above the regular Mary River water height in Gympie, at its lowest point,” King said.
“The new bypass is being built to a height that would have remained operational during events like the devastating floods of early 2022.”
The project is expected to be competed in late 2024 and is being jointly funded by the Federal ($800 million) and Queensland ($200 million) governments.
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