Tag Archives: Bruce Highway

Arnot Creek Bridge resized22.2.17

ARNOT CREEK BRIDGE UPGRADE COMPLETE

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has welcomed the completion of a $10 million upgrade to the Arnot Creek Bridge on the Bruce Highway, north of Ingham. Mr Cripps said the replacement of the Arnot Creek Bridge was a key commitment he made during the 2015 state election campaign for the Hinchinbrook electorate. “The $10 million covered […]

Arnot Creek 22.01.15

BUSY ROADS PROGRAM CONTINUES IN HINCHINBROOK

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has welcomed the continuation of a busy program of capital works on the Bruce Highway in the Hinchinbrook electorate, as several projects continue to be progressed and several new projects secure state budget allocations for the first time. Mr Cripps said after a long campaign to secure funding from the Commonwealth […]

Arnot Creek 2 22.01.15

ACCELERATED WORKS WELCOME, BUT NOT NEW

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has welcomed news of accelerated works coming forward on the Bruce Highway in his electorate, but says the projects and the funding announced by the Palaszczuk Government’s Working Queensland Cabinet Committee, are not new. Mr Cripps said the Arnot Creek Bridge upgrade, the Masters Road to Larsens Road upgrade and the […]

Brumbies

Silence from Minister on Brumbies

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, says there has been nothing but silence from Environment Minister, Steven Miles, in relation to safety concerns about the number of brumbies on the Bruce Highway and local roads on Townsville’s Northern Beaches. Mr Cripps said he wrote to Minister Miles on 1 September 2015, but a full month later, there […]

Arnot Creek 2 22.01.15

FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ARNOT CREEK BRIDGE

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps has welcomed the delivery of $8 million in the recent Federal Budget to replace the bridge over Arnot Creek, on the Bruce Highway north of Ingham. Mr Cripps said he was very pleased the Abbott LNP Government had delivered its share of the funding in its recent budget, after he pushed […]

Church Road

INTERIM WORKS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AT BOWDEN & CHURCH ROAD

 Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has welcomed news that interim works on the Bruce Highway that will improve safety at the intersections of Bowden and Church Roads on Townsville’s Northern Beaches, will commence next week. Mr Cripps said he understood the initial works would include road line remarking to provide for safer opportunities for traffic to […]

Black River 23.01

PROGRESS ON BLACK RIVER ROAD SAFETY

  Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, says he has made progress on concerns expressed by local residents on Townsville’s Northern Beaches, about the urgent need for an upgrade to the Bruce Highway and Church and Bowden Road intersections, north of the Black River. Mr Cripps said he had presented a petition on the issue to the […]

Arnot Creek 22.01.15

CRIPPS MAKES PROGRESS ON ARNOT CREEK BRIDGE

  Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has announced that a re-elected LNP Government will fast-track detailed design work on a replacement for the vital Arnot Creek Bridge on the Bruce Highway, north of Ingham. Mr Cripps said the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) had prepared a business case to replace the bridge, estimated to […]

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Completion of overtaking lanes on the Bruce Highway

Senator Ian Macdonald and I announced the completion of two overtaking lanes on the Bruce Highway between Cardwell and El Arish, making the road safer for locals, visitors and the transport industry. Tenders have been called for another overtaking lane project on the Bruce Highway between Dallachy Creek and Yellow Waterholes, between Cardwell and Tully. […]