Mareeba-Dimbulah Road Widening and Roadside Safety Improvements

Client

Department Transport & Main Roads

Project value

$5.2M

Completion

2021

Location

Far North Qld

Sector

TRANSPORT

The government has announced major funding for the $5 million first stage of the Captain Cook Highway widening project along with other critical road infrastructure upgrades and improvement.

Mareeba-Dimbulah Road is a 55.726km long road and provides access between the two townships Mareeba to Dimbulah. The road is also a connection which links Kennedy Highway (Cairns – Mareeba) and the Burke Developmental Road (Normanton – Dimbulah) and provides a key farm and cattle freight route between Normanton and Cairns.

It provides a significant link between the Coral Sea, on the east and the Gulf of Carpentaria on the west and all communities in between.

Key Features

  • Installation of wide centre line treatment at suitable locations, to reduce the risk of head-on crashes by separating oncoming traffic lanes.
  • Installation of audio tactile line marking (centreline and edge lines), to reduce the risk of fatigue-related crashes by providing noise when vehicles veer onto audible lines.
  • Installation of new guardrail and wire rope barriers, to reduce the risk of serious injuries cause by an out-of-control vehicle leaving the road.

What we delivered

Bellwether provided cost estimates throughout the design phases.

“part of the High Risk Roads Targeted Road Safety Program being delivered across Queensland.”

Key outcomes

The project progressed to construction phase. This program of safety upgrades will deliver significant long-term improvements to traffic flow and safety at key intersections.

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