This week's deluge has resulted in 12 sections of Queensland's Bruce Highway being cut, stranding travellers and causing significant freight issues.
abc.net.au/news/bruce-highway-upgrades-flood-resilience-severe-weather/101868590Ally Kovacich and her family spent four "anxious" days stuck in a north Queensland hotel room this week when intense rain cut off their one route home.
"But I do believe they [the Queensland government] will reach a stage where we have at least some of these critical links across the network in a more resilient condition."The portfolio leader for the NTRO's smarter construction outcomes group said the sheer size of Queensland's road network made it more difficult and expensive to maintain and upgrade.
TMR said it was too early to estimate the cost of road damage for this week's rain event, but flood resilience was part of the 15-year, $13 billion Bruce Highway Upgrade Program.Transport Minister Mark Bailey said many upgrades had been completed including the Haughton River Floodplain Upgrade between Ayr and Townsville and another at Salt Water Creek in Maryborough.
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