“North Queenslanders are all too familiar with flooding closing the Bruce Highway over the Reed Beds area, with this section of highway typically closing every couple of years during the wet season, forcing transport operators and the travelling public to wait for waters to recede,” Mr Christensen said.
“Traffic across the national network is now using a safer, more flood resilient crossing of the Reed Beds area.
“The Australian Government, in conjunction with the Queensland Government, has resolved this issue with the existing low-lying road replaced with a bridge, which is much more resilient to flooding.
The $514.34 million Haughton River Floodplain Upgrade project is funded by both the federal and Queensland governments, tallying their commitments to be $411.47 million and $102.87 million, respectively.