Pierce’s Creek Road slated for flood recovery works

Toowoomba Council is giving Pierce’s Creek Rd between Crow Nest to Mount Bingara a flood recovery upgrade with works slated to continue to the end of the year.

Roadworks generic.

Roadworks have started on a 36km stretch of road north of Toowoomba as part of the estimated $250 million flood recovery package rolled out across the region since 2022.

Residents and motorists travelling on Pierces Creek Rd between Crows Nest and Mt Binga will watch as the road is upgraded to a new standard as culverts and road seals are replaced or repaired, with works expected to continue to the end of the year.

The repairs are limited to directly addressing the damage suffered during the February 2022 floods, and any other damage will be addressed as part of council’s regular road maintenance programs, a press release from Toowoomba Regional Council said.

“In most cases, roads and culvert repairs will be completed under stop and go traffic arrangements with advanced notification signposted prior to each project commencing to minimise the disruption to the community,” it stated.

“We will also be replacing eight culverts that have received damage during the flooding events along the length of the road,” General Manager of Infrastructure Mike Brady said.

Flood Recovery Program progress to date. March 18, 2024

“The flood repair works will include various sealed road repair treatments such as sealed pavement repairs and sealed edge repairs,” he said.

Georgiou Group and the council’s construction and maintenance team will be working to complete the repairs by the end of the year, weather permitting.

The upgrade is part of the $250 million flood recovery package jointly funded after the region’s road were left extensively damaged from the 2021-2022 floods.

The flood recovery program started permanent road reconstruction in September 2022 and since September 2023, Georgiou Group and Golding Contractors, both employed to complete the road recovery are operating at full capacity, with plans to complete all the works by the end of 2024.

The progress is still 57 per cent incomplete, with significant work to be completed on culverts (6. 5 per cent complete), sealed road repairs (27.1 per cent complete) other recovery projects (28.4 per cent) and gravel road repairs (61.9 per cent).