Published Friday, 18 January, 2008 at 05:41 PM
Minister for Main Roads and Local Government
The Honourable Warren Pitt
1.4 kilometre section of Pittsworth-Felton Road to be widened
Safety will be improved on Pittsworth-Felton Road following a $415 000 Queensland Government commitment to rehabilitate and widen a 1.4km section of the road.
The road project will on Monday (21 January 2008) and includes widening and sealing about 1.2km of the road west of Felton.
Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt said this section of road carried about 430 vehicles a day, with 22 per cent being heavy commercial vehicles.
"The Pittsworth-Felton Road is an important link between Pittsworth and the surrounding areas in the Cambooya Shire," Mr Pitt said.
"Cambooya Shire Council will carry out this work which is expected to be completed by the end of April 2008.
"The project will widen and seal the existing road to provide two 3.25-metre-wide traffic lanes with 1.35m wide sealed shoulders."
Mr Pitt said the project was the first of two planned for this road.
“When the second project is completed it will remove the last section of single-lane bitumen between Pittsworth and Felton,” he said.
Mr Pitt asked motorists to be patient while the works are in progress.
Main Roads urges everyone to take extra care when driving through the roadworks on this section of Pittsworth-Felton Road.
Media contact: Minister Pitt’s Office 3227 8819
The road project will on Monday (21 January 2008) and includes widening and sealing about 1.2km of the road west of Felton.
Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt said this section of road carried about 430 vehicles a day, with 22 per cent being heavy commercial vehicles.
"The Pittsworth-Felton Road is an important link between Pittsworth and the surrounding areas in the Cambooya Shire," Mr Pitt said.
"Cambooya Shire Council will carry out this work which is expected to be completed by the end of April 2008.
"The project will widen and seal the existing road to provide two 3.25-metre-wide traffic lanes with 1.35m wide sealed shoulders."
Mr Pitt said the project was the first of two planned for this road.
“When the second project is completed it will remove the last section of single-lane bitumen between Pittsworth and Felton,” he said.
Mr Pitt asked motorists to be patient while the works are in progress.
Main Roads urges everyone to take extra care when driving through the roadworks on this section of Pittsworth-Felton Road.
Media contact: Minister Pitt’s Office 3227 8819