Tender open for wayfinding signs across the Top End
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Territorians and tourists will no longer be asking themselves “where the hell are we?” with a plethora of new signs to be placed at major roads.
A tender released by the NT Government is for the supply and installation of 18 signs across the Top End.
“These works involve the supply and installation of a total of 18 new roadside wayfinding signs along Stuart Highway, Cox Peninsula Road, Fog Bay Road and Charles Point Road,” the document reads.
“There are also at least nine existing signs along these roads that will be removed as part of these works.
“Works will include confirmation of signage design layout, signage manufacture, installation of the signs roadside with posts, fixings and footings, and removal and ground rehabilitation of nominated existing signs.”
The tender documents say three existing signs to be removed along Cox Peninsula Rd and Fog Bay Rd will not be replaced, with all related infrastructure to be disposed of.
The signs include several for Fog Bay Rd specifying the distance to areas such as Bynoe, Dundee Downs and Dundee Beach.
“Out of the 18 signs that are being installed, if there exists prior versions of the sign onsite, arrange for the installation of the new sign first prior to the removal of the older outdated sign,” the document reads.
The tender closes on October 25.
There are number of civil works tenders currently open with the NT Government.
In the Katherine region, a tender is open for maintenance of rest areas, information, parking and truck bays for 36 months.
For the same region is a tender for the repair and maintenance of sealed roads for 36 months.
For Alice Springs, there is a tender for the design and documentation for the upgrade and sealing of a section of the Plenty Highway.
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